diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp
index 13f027074a..9d3bd5fdbf 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ void QTimer::singleShot(int msec, Qt::TimerType timerType, const QObject *receiv
 */
 
 /*!
-    \fn template <typename PointerToMemberFunction> QMetaObject::Connection QTimer::callOnTimeout(const QObject *receiver, PointerToMemberFunction slot, Qt::ConnectionType connectionType = Qt::AutoConnection)
+    \fn template <typename MemberFunction> QMetaObject::Connection QTimer::callOnTimeout(const QObject *receiver, MemberFunction *slot, Qt::ConnectionType connectionType = Qt::AutoConnection)
     \since 5.12
     \overload callOnTimeout()
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.h
index 66f317c567..336b814b27 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.h
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ public:
     QMetaObject::Connection callOnTimeout(Functor slot, Qt::ConnectionType connectionType = Qt::AutoConnection);
     template <typename Functor>
     QMetaObject::Connection callOnTimeout(const QObject *context, Functor slot, Qt::ConnectionType connectionType = Qt::AutoConnection);
-    template <typename PointerToMemberFunction>
-    QMetaObject::Connection callOnTimeout(const QObject *receiver, PointerToMemberFunction slot, Qt::ConnectionType connectionType = Qt::AutoConnection);
+    template <typename MemberFunction>
+    QMetaObject::Connection callOnTimeout(const QObject *receiver, MemberFunction *slot, Qt::ConnectionType connectionType = Qt::AutoConnection);
 #else
     // singleShot to a QObject slot
     template <typename Duration, typename Func1>