diff --git a/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate.cpp b/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate.cpp
index 39651b9736..27cec1d87e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void QState::assignProperty(QObject *object, const char *name,
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < d->propertyAssignments.size(); ++i) {
         QPropertyAssignment &assn = d->propertyAssignments[i];
-        if ((assn.object == object) && (assn.propertyName == name)) {
+        if (assn.hasTarget(object, name)) {
             assn.value = value;
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate_p.h b/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate_p.h
index 8b15f05ada..2c8141dbac 100644
--- a/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/statemachine/qstate_p.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ struct QPropertyAssignment
 
     bool objectDeleted() const { return !object; }
     void write() const { Q_ASSERT(object != 0); object->setProperty(propertyName, value); }
+    bool hasTarget(QObject *o, const QByteArray &pn) const
+    { return object == o && propertyName == pn; }
 
     QPointer<QObject> object;
     QByteArray propertyName;
diff --git a/src/corelib/statemachine/qstatemachine.cpp b/src/corelib/statemachine/qstatemachine.cpp
index e53d86a134..276e3f603f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/statemachine/qstatemachine.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/statemachine/qstatemachine.cpp
@@ -743,8 +743,7 @@ void QStateMachinePrivate::applyProperties(const QList<QAbstractTransition*> &tr
             for (it = propertyAssignmentsForState.constBegin(); it != propertyAssignmentsForState.constEnd(); ++it) {
                 const QList<QPropertyAssignment> &assignments = it.value();
                 for (int k = 0; k < assignments.size(); ++k) {
-                    if ((assignments.at(k).object == assn.object)
-                        && (assignments.at(k).propertyName == assn.propertyName)) {
+                    if (assignments.at(k).hasTarget(assn.object, assn.propertyName)) {
                         found = true;
                         break;
                     }