diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
index d02835fa1..01a470384 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void Units::setDevicePixelRatio(const qreal scale)
     }
 }
 
-qreal Units::gridUnit() const
+int Units::gridUnit() const
 {
     qDebug() << "FontMetrics: " << QApplication::font().pixelSize() << QFontMetrics(QApplication::font()).boundingRect("M");
     qDebug() << " MRect" << QFontMetrics(QApplication::font()).boundingRect("M").size();
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/units.h b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.h
index 7f6da5cc7..26f73d9f4 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/units.h
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Units : public QObject
      * The fundamental unit of space that should be used for sizes, expressed in pixels.
      * Given the screen has an accurate DPI settings, it corresponds to a millimeter
      */
-    Q_PROPERTY(qreal gridUnit READ gridUnit NOTIFY gridUnitChanged())
+    Q_PROPERTY(int gridUnit READ gridUnit NOTIFY gridUnitChanged())
 
     /**
      * units.iconSizes provides access to platform-dependent icon sizing
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 
     bool eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event);
 
-    qreal gridUnit() const;
+    int gridUnit() const;
 
 
     /**