diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
index 4b441999a1..8f79bf5645 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
@@ -381,15 +381,15 @@ struct DefinedTypesFilter {
 
     return a QMetaObject relative to this type.
 
-    If the type is a pointer type to a subclass of QObject, flags contains
+    If the type is a pointer type to a subclass of QObject, flags() contains
     QMetaType::PointerToQObject and this function returns the corresponding QMetaObject. This can
     be used to in combinaison with QMetaObject::construct to create QObject of this type.
 
-    If the type is a Q_GADGET, flags contains QMetaType::IsGadget, and this function returns its
+    If the type is a Q_GADGET, flags() contains QMetaType::IsGadget, and this function returns its
     QMetaObject.  This can be used to retrieve QMetaMethod and QMetaProperty and use them on a
     pointer of this type. (given by QVariant::data for example)
 
-    If the type is an enumaration, flags contains QMetaType::IsEnumeration, and this function
+    If the type is an enumeration, flags() contains QMetaType::IsEnumeration, and this function
     returns the QMetaObject of the enclosing object if the enum was registered as a Q_ENUM or 0
     otherwise
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
index b743e78890..9659c015ff 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
@@ -1369,6 +1369,9 @@ namespace QtPrivate
     template<typename T>
     struct IsQEnumHelper {
         static const T &declval();
+        // If the type was declared with Q_ENUM, the friend qt_getEnumMetaObject(T) declared in the
+        // Q_ENUM macro will be chosen by ADL, and the return type will be QMetaObject*.
+        // Otherwise the chosen overload will be qt_getEnumMetaObject(...) which returne 'char'
         enum { Value = sizeof(qt_getEnumMetaObject(declval())) == sizeof(QMetaObject*) };
     };