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diff --git a/tools/shared/windows/registry_p.h b/tools/shared/windows/registry_p.h
index e13f9e6f46..4fa2d6aa9f 100644
--- a/tools/shared/windows/registry_p.h
+++ b/tools/shared/windows/registry_p.h
@@ -63,8 +63,14 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
* If the key is not found, or the registry cannot be accessed (for example
* if this code is compiled for a platform other than Windows), a null
* string is returned.
+ *
+ * 32-bit code reads from the registry's 32 bit view (Wow6432Node),
+ * 64 bit code reads from the 64 bit view.
+ * Pass KEY_WOW64_32KEY to access the 32 bit view regardless of the
+ * application's architecture, KEY_WOW64_64KEY respectively.
*/
-QString qt_readRegistryKey(HKEY parentHandle, const QString &rSubkey);
+QString qt_readRegistryKey(HKEY parentHandle, const QString &rSubkey,
+ unsigned long options = 0);
QT_END_NAMESPACE