diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qflags/tst_qflags.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qflags/tst_qflags.cpp
index e50a6b63fe..73a69a1309 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qflags/tst_qflags.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qflags/tst_qflags.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void tst_QFlags::testFlagMultiBits() const
     }
 }
 
-template <int N, typename T> bool verifyConstExpr(T n) { return n == N; }
+template <unsigned int N, typename T> bool verifyConstExpr(T n) { return n == N; }
 
 void tst_QFlags::constExpr()
 {