3 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
index 4c727f9d3d..ac57454169 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ QMetaMethodBuilder QMetaObjectBuilder::addSignal(const QByteArray& signature)
 {
     int index = d->methods.size();
     d->methods.append(QMetaMethodBuilderPrivate
-        (QMetaMethod::Signal, signature, QByteArray("void"), QMetaMethod::Protected));
+        (QMetaMethod::Signal, signature, QByteArray("void"), QMetaMethod::Public));
     return QMetaMethodBuilder(this, index);
 }
 
@@ -2005,8 +2005,7 @@ void QMetaMethodBuilder::setTag(const QByteArray& value)
 /*!
     Returns the access specification of this method (private, protected,
     or public).  The default value is QMetaMethod::Public for methods,
-    slots, and constructors.  The default value is QMetaMethod::Protected
-    for signals.
+    slots, signals and constructors.
 
     \sa setAccess()
 */
diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusmetaobject.cpp b/src/dbus/qdbusmetaobject.cpp
index 127cf6658c..51c0b27668 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusmetaobject.cpp
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusmetaobject.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ void QDBusMetaObjectGenerator::parseSignals()
             prototype.append(')');
 
         // meta method flags
-        mm.flags = AccessProtected | MethodSignal | MethodScriptable;
+        mm.flags = AccessPublic | MethodSignal | MethodScriptable;
 
         // add
         signals_.insert(QMetaObject::normalizedSignature(prototype), mm);
diff --git a/src/tools/moc/moc.cpp b/src/tools/moc/moc.cpp
index fd1d2155fc..648723ebc1 100644
--- a/src/tools/moc/moc.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/moc/moc.cpp
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ void Moc::parseSignals(ClassDef *def)
             prev();
         }
         FunctionDef funcDef;
-        funcDef.access = FunctionDef::Protected;
+        funcDef.access = FunctionDef::Public;
         parseFunction(&funcDef);
         if (funcDef.isVirtual)
             warning("Signals cannot be declared virtual");