diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/tst_qmetatype.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/tst_qmetatype.cpp
index c74a43b682..e35790351d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/tst_qmetatype.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/tst_qmetatype.cpp
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ static QByteArray createTypeName(const char *begin, const char *va)
     }
     if (tn.endsWith('>'))
         tn += ' ';
-        tn += ">";
+    tn += '>';
     return tn;
 }
 #endif