diff --git a/src/corelib/statemachine/qabstracttransition.cpp b/src/corelib/statemachine/qabstracttransition.cpp
index 81b38ea4c4..7f04160a8f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/statemachine/qabstracttransition.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/statemachine/qabstracttransition.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ QList<QAbstractState*> QAbstractTransition::targetStates() const
 void QAbstractTransition::setTargetStates(const QList<QAbstractState*> &targets)
 {
     Q_D(QAbstractTransition);
-    QList<QPointer<QAbstractState> > copy(d->targetStates);
+    QVector<QPointer<QAbstractState> > copy(d->targetStates);
     bool sameList = true;
     for (int i = 0; i < targets.size(); ++i) {
         QAbstractState *target = targets.at(i);
diff --git a/src/corelib/statemachine/qabstracttransition_p.h b/src/corelib/statemachine/qabstracttransition_p.h
index 4b0644acd9..1a28e5a73e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/statemachine/qabstracttransition_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/statemachine/qabstracttransition_p.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <private/qobject_p.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/qlist.h>
+#include <QtCore/qvector.h>
 #include <QtCore/qsharedpointer.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public:
     QStateMachine *machine() const;
     void emitTriggered();
 
-    QList<QPointer<QAbstractState> > targetStates;
+    QVector<QPointer<QAbstractState> > targetStates;
     QAbstractTransition::TransitionType transitionType;
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_ANIMATION
diff --git a/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate.cpp b/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate.cpp
index 6e9fb63554..5abbbfd9ad 100644
--- a/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void QState::addTransition(QAbstractTransition *transition)
     }
 
     transition->setParent(this);
-    const QList<QPointer<QAbstractState> > &targets = QAbstractTransitionPrivate::get(transition)->targetStates;
+    const QVector<QPointer<QAbstractState> > &targets = QAbstractTransitionPrivate::get(transition)->targetStates;
     for (int i = 0; i < targets.size(); ++i) {
         QAbstractState *t = targets.at(i).data();
         if (!t) {