diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
index 1a95d7265f..4f762b5e96 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ QMetaMethodBuilder QMetaObjectBuilder::addConstructor(const QMetaMethod &prototy
 QMetaPropertyBuilder QMetaObjectBuilder::addProperty(const QByteArray &name, const QByteArray &type,
                                                      int notifierId)
 {
-    return addProperty(name, type, QMetaType::fromName(name), notifierId);
+    return addProperty(name, type, QMetaType::fromName(type), notifierId);
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder/tst_qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder/tst_qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
index d8b7a96f4c..188a5a6626 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder/tst_qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder/tst_qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
@@ -1638,17 +1638,19 @@ void tst_QMetaObjectBuilder::classNameFirstInStringData()
 }
 
 struct MyFoo {};
+struct myParameter {};
 
 void tst_QMetaObjectBuilder::propertyMetaType()
 {
+    qRegisterMetaType<myParameter>();
     QMetaType meta = QMetaType::fromType<MyFoo>();
     auto metaId = meta.id();
     QMetaObjectBuilder builder;
     builder.setClassName("Test");
-    builder.addProperty("test", "MyFoo");
+    builder.addProperty("myParameter", "MyFoo");
     auto mo = builder.toMetaObject();
 
-    QMetaProperty metaProp = mo->property(mo->indexOfProperty("test"));
+    QMetaProperty metaProp = mo->property(mo->indexOfProperty("myParameter"));
     QCOMPARE(metaProp.typeName(), meta.name());
     QCOMPARE(metaProp.typeId(), metaId);
     QCOMPARE(metaProp.metaType(), meta);