diff --git a/src/network/bearer/qnetworkconfiguration.cpp b/src/network/bearer/qnetworkconfiguration.cpp
index fae4aad76e..40381a04c0 100644
--- a/src/network/bearer/qnetworkconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/network/bearer/qnetworkconfiguration.cpp
@@ -213,6 +213,13 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 #ifdef Q_OS_BLACKBERRY
 static const char cellularStatusFile[] = "/pps/services/radioctrl/modem0/status_public";
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_BLACKBERRY_TABLET
+static bool pps_decoder_is_integer(pps_decoder_t *decoder, const char *name)
+{
+    return (pps_decoder_type(decoder, name) == PPS_TYPE_NUMBER);
+}
+#endif // Q_OS_BLACKBERRY_TABLET
+
 static QNetworkConfiguration::BearerType cellularStatus()
 {
     QNetworkConfiguration::BearerType ret = QNetworkConfiguration::BearerUnknown;