diff --git a/examples/corelib/ipc/sharedmemory/dialog.cpp b/examples/corelib/ipc/sharedmemory/dialog.cpp
index f01866dc8e..4e8f93a77b 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/ipc/sharedmemory/dialog.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/ipc/sharedmemory/dialog.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 #include <QBuffer>
 #include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QNativeIpcKey>
+
+using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
 
 /*!
   \class Dialog
@@ -30,8 +33,9 @@
   each button.
 */
 //! [0]
+
 Dialog::Dialog(QWidget *parent)
-  : QDialog(parent), sharedMemory("QSharedMemoryExample")
+    : QDialog(parent), sharedMemory(QNativeIpcKey(u"QSharedMemoryExample"_s))
 {
     ui.setupUi(this);
     connect(ui.loadFromFileButton, &QPushButton::clicked,