diff --git a/kstyle/breezesplitterproxy.h b/kstyle/breezesplitterproxy.h
index 89de2f46..a51c6b15 100644
--- a/kstyle/breezesplitterproxy.h
+++ b/kstyle/breezesplitterproxy.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace Breeze
         using SplitterProxyPointer = WeakPointer<SplitterProxy>;
 
         //* registered widgets
-        typedef QMap<QWidget*, SplitterProxyPointer > WidgetMap;
+        using WidgetMap = QMap<QWidget*, SplitterProxyPointer >;
         WidgetMap _widgets;
 
     };
diff --git a/kstyle/breezestyle.h b/kstyle/breezestyle.h
index 73cf35c3..2aac5761 100644
--- a/kstyle/breezestyle.h
+++ b/kstyle/breezestyle.h
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ namespace Breeze
         BreezePrivate::TabBarData* _tabBarData;
 
         //* icon hash
-        typedef QHash<StandardPixmap, QIcon> IconCache;
+        using IconCache = QHash<StandardPixmap, QIcon>;
         IconCache _iconCache;
 
         //* pointer to primitive specialized function
diff --git a/kstyle/breezetileset.h b/kstyle/breezetileset.h
index adda67c3..b3c2b3e6 100644
--- a/kstyle/breezetileset.h
+++ b/kstyle/breezetileset.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace Breeze
         protected:
 
         //* shortcut to pixmap list
-        typedef QVector<QPixmap> PixmapList;
+        using PixmapList = QVector<QPixmap>;
 
         //* initialize pixmap
         void initPixmap( PixmapList&, const QPixmap&, int w, int h, const QRect& );
diff --git a/kstyle/breezewindowmanager.h b/kstyle/breezewindowmanager.h
index 33baff7a..7989052d 100644
--- a/kstyle/breezewindowmanager.h
+++ b/kstyle/breezewindowmanager.h
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace Breeze
         };
 
         //* exception set
-        typedef QSet<ExceptionId> ExceptionSet;
+        using ExceptionSet = QSet<ExceptionId>;
 
         //* list of white listed special widgets
         /**