diff --git a/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativebackgroundaudio.cpp b/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativebackgroundaudio.cpp
index d56e9992..dee32420 100644
--- a/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativebackgroundaudio.cpp
+++ b/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativebackgroundaudio.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void QDeclarativeBackgroundAudio::classBegin()
 
 void QDeclarativeBackgroundAudio::componentComplete()
 {
-    setObject(this, QMediaServiceProviderHint(QMediaServiceProviderHint::BackgroundPlayback));
+    setObject(this, Q_MEDIASERVICE_BACKGROUNDMEDIAPLAYER);
     if (m_mediaService) {
         m_backgroundPlaybackControl =
                 static_cast<QMediaBackgroundPlaybackControl*>(
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ void QDeclarativeBackgroundAudio::componentComplete()
         } else {
             qWarning("can not get QMediaBackgroundPlaybackControl!");
         }
+    } else {
+        qWarning("Unable to get any background mediaplayer!");
     }
     QDeclarativeMediaBase::componentComplete();
 }
diff --git a/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativemediabase.cpp b/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativemediabase.cpp
index a7435029..5d562d07 100644
--- a/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativemediabase.cpp
+++ b/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativemediabase.cpp
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ void QDeclarativeMediaBase::shutdown()
 
 }
 
-void QDeclarativeMediaBase::setObject(QObject *object, const QMediaServiceProviderHint& hint)
+void QDeclarativeMediaBase::setObject(QObject *object, const QByteArray &type)
 {
     m_qmlObject = object;
 
     if ((m_mediaProvider = QMediaServiceProvider::defaultServiceProvider()) != 0) {
-        m_mediaService = m_mediaProvider->requestService(Q_MEDIASERVICE_MEDIAPLAYER, hint);
+        m_mediaService = m_mediaProvider->requestService(type);
         if (m_mediaService != 0) {
             m_playerControl = qobject_cast<QMediaPlayerControl *>(
                     m_mediaService->requestControl(QMediaPlayerControl_iid));
diff --git a/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativemediabase_p.h b/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativemediabase_p.h
index 70e349c9..964bb074 100644
--- a/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativemediabase_p.h
+++ b/src/imports/multimedia/qdeclarativemediabase_p.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     void shutdown();
 
-    void setObject(QObject *object, const QMediaServiceProviderHint& hint = QMediaServiceProviderHint());
+    void setObject(QObject *object, const QByteArray &type = Q_MEDIASERVICE_MEDIAPLAYER);
 
     virtual void sourceChanged() = 0;
     virtual void autoLoadChanged() = 0;