1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qapplicationstatic.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qapplicationstatic.h
index 1eadeb20e2..345a880748 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qapplicationstatic.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qapplicationstatic.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 
 #include <new>
 
+#if 0
+#pragma qt_class(QApplicationStatic)
+#endif
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace QtGlobalStatic {
@@ -50,7 +54,10 @@ template <typename QAS> struct ApplicationHolder
         QMutexLocker locker(&mutex);
         if (guard.loadRelaxed() == QtGlobalStatic::Uninitialized) {
             QAS::innerFunction(&storage);
-            QObject::connect(QCoreApplication::instance(), &QObject::destroyed, reset);
+            const auto *app = QCoreApplication::instance();
+            Q_ASSERT_X(app, Q_FUNC_INFO,
+                       "The application static was used without a QCoreApplication instance");
+            QObject::connect(app, &QObject::destroyed, app, reset, Qt::DirectConnection);
             guard.storeRelease(QtGlobalStatic::Initialized);
         }
         return realPointer();