diff --git a/examples/osgQtBrowser/QGraphicsViewAdapter.cpp b/examples/osgQtBrowser/QGraphicsViewAdapter.cpp
index c313c65e2..58cb16fd5 100644
--- a/examples/osgQtBrowser/QGraphicsViewAdapter.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgQtBrowser/QGraphicsViewAdapter.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ struct MyQPointerEvent : public QEvent
 
 QGraphicsViewAdapter::QGraphicsViewAdapter(osg::Image* image, QWidget* widget):
     _image(image),
-    _backgroundColor(255,255,255),
-    _qtKeyModifiers(Qt::NoModifier)
+    _qtKeyModifiers(Qt::NoModifier),
+    _backgroundColor(255,255,255)
 {
     // make sure we have a valid QApplication before we start creating widgets.
     getOrCreateQApplication();
diff --git a/examples/osgQtBrowser/QGraphicsViewAdapter.h b/examples/osgQtBrowser/QGraphicsViewAdapter.h
index 851c3b11d..d72800905 100644
--- a/examples/osgQtBrowser/QGraphicsViewAdapter.h
+++ b/examples/osgQtBrowser/QGraphicsViewAdapter.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class QGraphicsViewAdapter : public QObject
 
         osg::observer_ptr<osg::Image>   _image;
 
-        unsigned int                    _previousButtonMask;
+        int                             _previousButtonMask;
         int                             _previousMouseX;
         int                             _previousMouseY;
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class QGraphicsViewAdapter : public QObject
         QPointer<QGraphicsScene>        _graphicsScene;
 
         OpenThreads::Mutex              _qimagesMutex;
-        unsigned int                    _previousFrameNumber;
+        int                             _previousFrameNumber;
         bool                            _newImageAvailable;
         unsigned int                    _currentRead;
         unsigned int                    _currentWrite;