2 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
index 8d304bd890..148983f126 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
@@ -1798,6 +1798,7 @@ bool QMetaObject::invokeMethodImpl(QObject *object, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *
     function.
 
     \ingroup objectmodel
+    \compares equality
 
     A QMetaMethod has a methodType(), a methodSignature(), a list of
     parameterTypes() and parameterNames(), a return typeName(), a
@@ -1825,19 +1826,19 @@ bool QMetaObject::invokeMethodImpl(QObject *object, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *
     invoked), otherwise returns \c false.
 */
 
-/*! \fn bool QMetaMethod::operator==(const QMetaMethod &m1, const QMetaMethod &m2)
+/*! \fn bool QMetaMethod::operator==(const QMetaMethod &lhs, const QMetaMethod &rhs)
     \since 5.0
     \overload
 
-    Returns \c true if method \a m1 is equal to method \a m2,
+    Returns \c true if method \a lhs is equal to method \a rhs,
     otherwise returns \c false.
 */
 
-/*! \fn bool QMetaMethod::operator!=(const QMetaMethod &m1, const QMetaMethod &m2)
+/*! \fn bool QMetaMethod::operator!=(const QMetaMethod &lhs, const QMetaMethod &rhs)
     \since 5.0
     \overload
 
-    Returns \c true if method \a m1 is not equal to method \a m2,
+    Returns \c true if method \a lhs is not equal to method \a rhs,
     otherwise returns \c false.
 */
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.h
index 4e52e854d9..91f287a8d3 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define QMETAOBJECT_H
 
 #include <QtCore/qobjectdefs.h>
+#include <QtCore/qcompare.h>
 #include <QtCore/qvariant.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -251,10 +252,11 @@ protected:
     friend struct QMetaObject;
     friend struct QMetaObjectPrivate;
     friend class QObject;
-    friend bool operator==(const QMetaMethod &m1, const QMetaMethod &m2) noexcept
-    { return m1.data == m2.data; }
-    friend bool operator!=(const QMetaMethod &m1, const QMetaMethod &m2) noexcept
-    { return !(m1 == m2); }
+
+private:
+    friend bool comparesEqual(const QMetaMethod &lhs, const QMetaMethod &rhs) noexcept
+    { return lhs.data == rhs.data; }
+    Q_DECLARE_EQUALITY_COMPARABLE(QMetaMethod)
 };
 Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QMetaMethod, Q_RELOCATABLE_TYPE);