diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
index 4617ce5e74..aa6ab31065 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
@@ -6396,7 +6396,8 @@ void tst_QObject::noDeclarativeParentChangedOnDestruction()
     QObject *parent = new QObject;
     QObject *child = new QObject;
 
-    QAbstractDeclarativeData dummy;
+    QAbstractDeclarativeDataImpl dummy;
+    dummy.ownedByQml1 = false;
     QObjectPrivate::get(child)->declarativeData = &dummy;
 
     parentChangeCalled = false;