diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/ASTPath.h b/src/libs/cplusplus/ASTPath.h
index 84b5a2ac024..63cbb1ae6f1 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/ASTPath.h
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/ASTPath.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
     {}
 
     QList<AST *> operator()(const QTextCursor &cursor)
-    { return this->operator()(cursor.blockNumber(), cursor.columnNumber()); }
+    { return this->operator()(cursor.blockNumber(), cursor.positionInBlock()); }
 
     /// line and column are 0-based!
     QList<AST *> operator()(int line, int column);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodecompletion.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodecompletion.cpp
index 2ede5fca70d..23de6cc446e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodecompletion.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodecompletion.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ bool CppCodeCompletion::triggersCompletion(TextEditor::ITextEditable *editor)
             if (TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *edit = qobject_cast<TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *>(editor->widget())) {
                 QTextCursor tc(edit->document());
                 tc.setPosition(pos);
-                return tc.columnNumber() == 1;
+                return tc.positionInBlock() == 1;
             }
 
             return false;