diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfontmetrics.h b/src/gui/text/qfontmetrics.h
index ba7f695380..cbccc886fd 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfontmetrics.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfontmetrics.h
@@ -104,8 +104,11 @@ public:
     int rightBearing(QChar) const;
 
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 11)
+    QT_DEPRECATED_X("Use QFont::horizontalAdvance")
     int width(const QString &, int len = -1) const;
+    QT_DEPRECATED_X("Use QFont::horizontalAdvance")
     int width(const QString &, int len, int flags) const;
+    QT_DEPRECATED_X("Use QFont::horizontalAdvance")
     int width(QChar) const;
 #endif