diff --git a/examples/gallery/content/Controls.qml b/examples/gallery/content/Controls.qml
index d40a66b76de759a3ba093abc1a1dee52be416fa6..9a2b8a7446047509a95d42e2ceec33422eb4cfef 100644
--- a/examples/gallery/content/Controls.qml
+++ b/examples/gallery/content/Controls.qml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Item {
                     CheckBox {
                         id: tickmarkCheck
                         text: "Tickmarks"
-                        checked: true
+                        checked: false
                         KeyNavigation.tab: r1
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/private/qstyleitem.cpp b/src/private/qstyleitem.cpp
index 22ffcf54a11eb21526b0f2045f87463f53bae1c4..eca2deab915367c9b1b4d0042344680ce9d08e31 100644
--- a/src/private/qstyleitem.cpp
+++ b/src/private/qstyleitem.cpp
@@ -436,15 +436,16 @@ void QStyleItem::initStyleOption()
             qreal numOfSteps = (opt->maximum - opt->minimum) / opt->singleStep;
             // at least 5 pixels between tick marks
             if (numOfSteps && (width() / numOfSteps < 5))
-                opt->tickInterval = qRound((5*numOfSteps / width()) + 0.5)*step();
+                opt->tickInterval = qRound((5 * numOfSteps / width()) + 0.5) * step();
             else
                 opt->tickInterval = opt->singleStep;
+
         } else // default Qt-components implementation
             opt->tickInterval = opt->maximum != opt->minimum ? 1200 / (opt->maximum - opt->minimum) : 0;
 
         opt->sliderValue = value();
         opt->subControls = QStyle::SC_SliderGroove | QStyle::SC_SliderHandle;
-        opt->tickPosition = (activeControl() == "tick" ?
+        opt->tickPosition = (activeControl() == "ticks" ?
                     QSlider::TicksBelow : QSlider::NoTicks);
         if (opt->tickPosition != QSlider::NoTicks)
             opt->subControls |= QStyle::SC_SliderTickmarks;
diff --git a/src/styles/Desktop/SliderStyle.qml b/src/styles/Desktop/SliderStyle.qml
index 26d55024797fd0556a724852d04c259a98d70d4e..7f551a3b7fc471d02133aad265552f16692929b4 100644
--- a/src/styles/Desktop/SliderStyle.qml
+++ b/src/styles/Desktop/SliderStyle.qml
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ StyleItem {
     enabled: control.enabled
     hasFocus: control.focus
     hints: control.styleHints
-    activeControl: tickmarksEnabled ? tickPosition.toLowerCase() : ""
+    activeControl: control.tickmarksEnabled ? "ticks" : ""
 }