diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbus_symbols_p.h b/src/dbus/qdbus_symbols_p.h
index cec8ad62cb..32b76ee5bd 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbus_symbols_p.h
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbus_symbols_p.h
@@ -183,9 +183,6 @@ DEFINEFUNC(dbus_bool_t        , dbus_connection_add_filter, (DBusConnection
                                                              void                      *user_data,
                                                              DBusFreeFunction           free_data_function),
            (connection, function, user_data, free_data_function), return)
-DEFINEFUNC(dbus_bool_t        , dbus_connection_can_send_type, (DBusConnection             *connection,
-                                                                int                         type),
-           (connection, type), return)
 DEFINEFUNC(void               , dbus_connection_close,      (DBusConnection             *connection),
            (connection), return)
 DEFINEFUNC(DBusDispatchStatus , dbus_connection_dispatch,   (DBusConnection             *connection),
diff --git a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusmarshall/tst_qdbusmarshall.cpp b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusmarshall/tst_qdbusmarshall.cpp
index 76e740dc5f..16314a5dc5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusmarshall/tst_qdbusmarshall.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusmarshall/tst_qdbusmarshall.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@
 
 #include <QtDBus/private/qdbusutil_p.h>
 #include <QtDBus/private/qdbusconnection_p.h>
-
-#define QT_LINKED_LIBDBUS
-#include <QtDBus/private/qdbusutil_p.h>
-#include <QtDBus/private/qdbusconnection_p.h>
+#include <QtDBus/private/qdbus_symbols_p.h>
 
 static const char serviceName[] = "org.qtproject.autotests.qpong";
 static const char objectPath[] = "/org/qtproject/qpong";
@@ -85,10 +82,8 @@ private slots:
     void sendCallErrors_data();
     void sendCallErrors();
 
-#ifdef DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD
     void receiveUnknownType_data();
     void receiveUnknownType();
-#endif
 
     void demarshallPrimitives_data();
     void demarshallPrimitives();
@@ -1017,7 +1012,6 @@ void tst_QDBusMarshall::sendCallErrors()
     QCOMPARE(reply.errorMessage(), errorMsg);
 }
 
-#ifdef DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD
 // If DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD is not defined, it means the current system's D-Bus library is too old for this test
 void tst_QDBusMarshall::receiveUnknownType_data()
 {
@@ -1075,6 +1069,27 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+// mostly the same as qdbusintegrator.cpp:connectionCapabilies
+static bool canSendUnixFd(DBusConnection *connection)
+{
+    typedef dbus_bool_t (*can_send_type_t)(DBusConnection *, int);
+    static can_send_type_t can_send_type = 0;
+
+#if defined(QT_LINKED_LIBDBUS)
+# if DBUS_VERSION-0 >= 0x010400
+    can_send_type = dbus_connection_can_send_type;
+# endif
+#else
+    // run-time check if the next functions are available
+    can_send_type = (can_send_type_t)qdbus_resolve_conditionally("dbus_connection_can_send_type");
+#endif
+
+#ifndef DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD
+# define DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD int('h')
+#endif
+    return can_send_type && can_send_type(connection, DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD);
+}
+
 void tst_QDBusMarshall::receiveUnknownType()
 {
     QDBusConnection con = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
@@ -1088,7 +1103,8 @@ void tst_QDBusMarshall::receiveUnknownType()
     QVERIFY2(rawcon.data(), error.name);
 
     // check if this bus supports passing file descriptors
-    if (!q_dbus_connection_can_send_type(rawcon.data(), DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD))
+
+    if (!canSendUnixFd(rawcon.data()))
         QSKIP("Your session bus does not allow sending Unix file descriptors");
 
     // make sure this QDBusConnection won't handle Unix file descriptors
@@ -1184,7 +1200,6 @@ void tst_QDBusMarshall::receiveUnknownType()
         QCOMPARE(spy.list.at(0).arguments().at(0).userType(), receivedTypeId);
     }
 }
-#endif
 
 void tst_QDBusMarshall::demarshallPrimitives_data()
 {