2 files changed, 20 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index adb68f3d98..8ce5310dee 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -2134,17 +2134,7 @@ QObject *QObject::sender() const
 int QObject::senderSignalIndex() const
 {
     Q_D(const QObject);
-
-    QMutexLocker locker(signalSlotLock(this));
-    if (!d->currentSender)
-        return -1;
-
-    for (QObjectPrivate::Connection *c = d->senders; c; c = c->next) {
-        if (c->sender == d->currentSender->sender)
-            return d->currentSender->signal;
-    }
-
-    return -1;
+    return d->senderSignalIndex();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -3471,6 +3461,24 @@ void QMetaObject::activate(QObject *sender, int signal_index, void **argv)
 }
 
 /*! \internal
+    Implementation of QObject::senderSignalIndex()
+*/
+int QObjectPrivate::senderSignalIndex() const
+{
+    Q_Q(const QObject);
+    QMutexLocker locker(signalSlotLock(q));
+    if (!currentSender)
+        return -1;
+
+    for (QObjectPrivate::Connection *c = senders; c; c = c->next) {
+        if (c->sender == currentSender->sender)
+            return currentSender->signal;
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/*! \internal
     Returns the signal index used in the internal connectionLists vector.
 
     It is different from QMetaObject::indexOfSignal():  indexOfSignal is the same as indexOfMethod
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
index aa6b467fd6..84e2ecd779 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ public:
         return o->d_func();
     }
 
+    int senderSignalIndex() const;
     int signalIndex(const char *signalName, const QMetaObject **meta = 0) const;
     inline bool isSignalConnected(uint signalIdx) const;