diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
index 4d859d32ee..7571b649f0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
@@ -1022,9 +1022,9 @@ QLocale::QLocale(QStringView name)
 
 #if QT_STRINGVIEW_LEVEL < 2
 /*!
-    \fn QLocale::QLocale(const QString &name)
     \overload
 */
+QLocale::QLocale(const QString &name) : QLocale(qToStringViewIgnoringNull(name)) {}
 #endif
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
index 5612d460d2..391857edfb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ public:
 
     QLocale();
 #if QT_STRINGVIEW_LEVEL < 2
-    explicit QLocale(const QString &name) : QLocale(qToStringViewIgnoringNull(name)) {}
+    explicit QLocale(const QString &name);
 #endif
     explicit QLocale(QStringView name);
     QLocale(Language language, Territory territory);