diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qatomic.h b/src/corelib/thread/qatomic.h
index 46026f3000..07350ecfcd 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qatomic.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qatomic.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #ifndef QATOMIC_H
 #define QATOMIC_H
 
-#include <QtCore/qbasicatomic.h>
+#include <QtCore/qoldbasicatomic.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qbasicatomic.h b/src/corelib/thread/qoldbasicatomic.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/corelib/thread/qbasicatomic.h
rename to src/corelib/thread/qoldbasicatomic.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/thread.pri b/src/corelib/thread/thread.pri
index d63bb914e1..974e086684 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/thread.pri
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/thread.pri
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ HEADERS += thread/qmutex.h \
            thread/qthread.h \
            thread/qthreadstorage.h \
            thread/qwaitcondition.h \
-           thread/qatomic.h
+           thread/qatomic.h \
+           thread/qoldbasicatomic.h
 
 # private headers
 HEADERS += thread/qmutex_p.h \
@@ -40,3 +41,4 @@ unix: {
     else:linux-* { SOURCES += thread/qmutex_linux.cpp }
     else         { SOURCES += thread/qmutex_unix.cpp }
 }
+