2 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
index f366d2fe49..cc396d9239 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
@@ -814,6 +814,7 @@ int QMetaObjectPrivate::indexOfConstructor(const QMetaObject *m, const QByteArra
 }
 
 /*!
+    \fn int QMetaObjectPrivate::signalOffset(const QMetaObject *m)
     \internal
     \since 5.0
 
@@ -823,14 +824,6 @@ int QMetaObjectPrivate::indexOfConstructor(const QMetaObject *m, const QByteArra
     Similar to QMetaObject::methodOffset(), but non-signal methods are
     excluded.
 */
-int QMetaObjectPrivate::signalOffset(const QMetaObject *m)
-{
-    Q_ASSERT(m != 0);
-    int offset = 0;
-    for (m = m->d.superdata; m; m = m->d.superdata)
-        offset += priv(m->d.data)->signalCount;
-    return offset;
-}
 
 /*!
     \internal
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h
index 0cd9da2eac..56e3d6cb44 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h
@@ -208,7 +208,13 @@ struct QMetaObjectPrivate
     static int indexOfConstructor(const QMetaObject *m, const QByteArray &name,
                                   int argc, const QArgumentType *types);
     Q_CORE_EXPORT static QMetaMethod signal(const QMetaObject *m, int signal_index);
-    Q_CORE_EXPORT static int signalOffset(const QMetaObject *m);
+    static inline int signalOffset(const QMetaObject *m) {
+        Q_ASSERT(m != nullptr);
+        int offset = 0;
+        for (m = m->d.superdata; m; m = m->d.superdata)
+            offset += reinterpret_cast<const QMetaObjectPrivate*>(m->d.data)->signalCount;
+        return offset;
+    }
     Q_CORE_EXPORT static int absoluteSignalCount(const QMetaObject *m);
     Q_CORE_EXPORT static int signalIndex(const QMetaMethod &m);
     static bool checkConnectArgs(int signalArgc, const QArgumentType *signalTypes,