diff --git a/src/private/BasicButton.qml b/src/private/BasicButton.qml
index a0ad0d167bacd36e34ea4ae5922aab4cf5576a78..759a9f902e0042bb337d3e0e2d0f22534f5e8ac3 100644
--- a/src/private/BasicButton.qml
+++ b/src/private/BasicButton.qml
@@ -91,14 +91,11 @@ Control {
         The default value is \c false. */
     property bool activeFocusOnPress: false
 
-    /*! This property holds the button text color.
-
-        The default value is SystemPalette::text. */
-    property color textColor: syspal.text
-
     /*! This property holds the button tooltip. */
     property string tooltip
 
+    /*! \internal */
+    property color __textColor: syspal.text
     /*! \internal */
     property string __position: "only"
     /*! \internal */