diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
index 8b49eb89f9..bb96f45c5f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Q_CORE_EXPORT QLocale
 public:
 // see qlocale_data_p.h for more info on generated data
 // GENERATED PART STARTS HERE
-    enum Language {
+    enum Language : ushort {
         AnyLanguage = 0,
         C = 1,
         Abkhazian = 2,
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ public:
         LastLanguage = Silesian
     };
 
-    enum Script {
+    enum Script : ushort {
         AnyScript = 0,
         ArabicScript = 1,
         CyrillicScript = 2,
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ public:
         LastScript = JamoScript
     };
 
-    enum Country {
+    enum Country : ushort {
         AnyCountry = 0,
         Afghanistan = 1,
         Albania = 2,
diff --git a/util/locale_database/qlocalexml2cpp.py b/util/locale_database/qlocalexml2cpp.py
index 4235f1feb3..bf4d580236 100755
--- a/util/locale_database/qlocalexml2cpp.py
+++ b/util/locale_database/qlocalexml2cpp.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class LocaleHeaderWriter (SourceFileEditor):
     def __enum(self, name, book, alias):
         assert book
         out, dupes = self.writer.write, self.__dupes
-        out('    enum {} {{\n'.format(name))
+        out('    enum {} : ushort {{\n'.format(name))
         for key, value in book.items():
             member = value[0]
             if name == 'Script':