diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoahelpers.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoahelpers.h
index 3b72184d83..d692a179fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoahelpers.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoahelpers.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ NSRect qt_mac_toNSRect(const QRect &rect);
 QRect qt_mac_toQRect(const NSRect &rect);
 
 QColor qt_mac_toQColor(const NSColor *color);
+QColor qt_mac_toQColor(CGColorRef color);
 
 
 // Creates a mutable shape, it's the caller's responsibility to release.
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoahelpers.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoahelpers.mm
index 9850f83dea..526204a414 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoahelpers.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoahelpers.mm
@@ -225,6 +225,24 @@ QColor qt_mac_toQColor(const NSColor *color)
     return qtColor;
 }
 
+QColor qt_mac_toQColor(CGColorRef color)
+{
+    QColor qtColor;
+    CGColorSpaceModel model = CGColorSpaceGetModel(CGColorGetColorSpace(color));
+    const CGFloat *components = CGColorGetComponents(color);
+    if (model == kCGColorSpaceModelRGB) {
+        qtColor.setRgbF(components[0], components[1], components[2], components[3]);
+    } else if (model == kCGColorSpaceModelCMYK) {
+        qtColor.setCmykF(components[0], components[1], components[2], components[3]);
+    } else if (model == kCGColorSpaceModelMonochrome) {
+        qtColor.setRgbF(components[0], components[0], components[0], components[1]);
+    } else {
+        // Colorspace we can't deal with.
+        qWarning("Qt: qt_mac_toQColor: cannot convert from colorspace model: %d", model);
+        Q_ASSERT(false);
+    }
+    return qtColor;
+}
 
 // Use this method to keep all the information in the TextSegment. As long as it is ordered
 // we are in OK shape, and we can influence that ourselves.
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoasystemsettings.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoasystemsettings.mm
index f18be8b69c..26aa871998 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoasystemsettings.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoasystemsettings.mm
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 
 #include "qcocoasystemsettings.h"
 
+#include "qcocoahelpers.h"
+
 #include <QtCore/private/qcore_mac_p.h>
 #include <QtGui/qfont.h>
 
@@ -48,30 +50,11 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-QColor qt_mac_colorFromCGColor(CGColorRef cgcolor)
-{
-    QColor pc;
-    CGColorSpaceModel model = CGColorSpaceGetModel(CGColorGetColorSpace(cgcolor));
-    const CGFloat *components = CGColorGetComponents(cgcolor);
-    if (model == kCGColorSpaceModelRGB) {
-        pc.setRgbF(components[0], components[1], components[2], components[3]);
-    } else if (model == kCGColorSpaceModelCMYK) {
-        pc.setCmykF(components[0], components[1], components[2], components[3]);
-    } else if (model == kCGColorSpaceModelMonochrome) {
-        pc.setRgbF(components[0], components[0], components[0], components[1]);
-    } else {
-        // Colorspace we can't deal with.
-        qWarning("Qt: qcolorFromCGColor: cannot convert from colorspace model: %d", model);
-        Q_ASSERT(false);
-    }
-    return pc;
-}
-
 QColor qt_mac_colorForTheme(ThemeBrush brush)
 {
     QCFType<CGColorRef> cgClr = 0;
     HIThemeBrushCreateCGColor(brush, &cgClr);
-    return qt_mac_colorFromCGColor(cgClr);
+    return qt_mac_toQColor(cgClr);
 }
 
 QColor qt_mac_colorForThemeTextColor(ThemeTextColor themeColor)