diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qbasicatomic.h b/src/corelib/thread/qbasicatomic.h
index 4177ddbd39..70b69827c2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qbasicatomic.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qbasicatomic.h
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
 
+#include <QtCore/qatomic.h>
+
 #ifndef QBASICATOMIC_H
 #define QBASICATOMIC_H
 
-#include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
-
 #if defined(QT_MOC) || defined(QT_BUILD_QMAKE) || defined(QT_RCC) || defined(QT_UIC) || defined(QT_BOOTSTRAPPED)
 #  include <QtCore/qatomic_bootstrap.h>