diff --git a/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/graphwidget.cpp b/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/graphwidget.cpp
index 4259aab803a..81928a4ee16 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/graphwidget.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/graphwidget.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void GraphWidget::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event)
 
     bool itemsMoved = false;
     foreach (Node *node, nodes) {
-        if (node->advance())
+        if (node->advancePosition())
             itemsMoved = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/node.cpp b/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/node.cpp
index 94df45524a6..71737c984be 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/node.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/node.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void Node::calculateForces()
 //! [6]
 
 //! [7]
-bool Node::advance()
+bool Node::advancePosition()
 {
     if (newPos == pos())
         return false;
diff --git a/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/node.h b/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/node.h
index 487ae0d68ed..43ea1fb24b0 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/node.h
+++ b/examples/widgets/graphicsview/elasticnodes/node.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Node : public QGraphicsItem
     int type() const override { return Type; }
 
     void calculateForces();
-    bool advance();
+    bool advancePosition();
 
     QRectF boundingRect() const override;
     QPainterPath shape() const override;