diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
index da8260a999..a885ad1412 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ private:
 Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QLatin1String, Q_MOVABLE_TYPE);
 
 // Qt 4.x compatibility
-typedef QLatin1String QLatin1Literal;
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 14)
+QT_DEPRECATED_X("Use QLatin1String") typedef QLatin1String QLatin1Literal;
+#endif
 
 //
 // QLatin1String inline implementations