diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.cpp
index 85f459ea019..d896b56a3cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.cpp
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ TestTreeItem *QuickTestTreeItem::findChildByFileNameAndType(const QString &fileP
 }
 
 TestTreeItem *QuickTestTreeItem::findChildByNameFileAndLine(const QString &name,
-                                                            const QString &filePath, unsigned line)
+                                                            const QString &filePath, int line)
 {
     return findFirstLevelChild([name, filePath, line](const TestTreeItem *other) {
         return other->filePath() == filePath && other->line() == line && other->name() == name;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.h b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.h
index 551d0865a21..f99db4ce544 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ private:
     TestTreeItem *findChildByFileNameAndType(const QString &filePath, const QString &name,
                                              Type tType);
     TestTreeItem *findChildByNameFileAndLine(const QString &name, const QString &filePath,
-                                             unsigned line);
+                                             int line);
     TestTreeItem *unnamedQuickTests() const;
 };