diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickdroparea.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquickdroparea.cpp
index 5dc8cec6404ef793a37d3ccfadd77a2871b5d746..f5dbb7de76e7b7c1b217ff27c41b2e1018a2ce28 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickdroparea.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickdroparea.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ QStringList QQuickDropEvent::keys() const
 */
 
 /*!
-    \qmlproperty real QtQuick2::DragEvent::accepted
+    \qmlproperty bool QtQuick2::DragEvent::accepted
 
     This property holds whether the drag event was accepted by a handler.