diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestbasicstreamer.cpp b/src/testlib/qtestbasicstreamer.cpp
index 70f51bfdaa5..d371b4d08ee 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestbasicstreamer.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestbasicstreamer.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "qtestlogger_p.h"
 #include "qtestelement.h"
 #include "qtestelementattribute.h"
+#include "qtestassert.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -53,9 +54,10 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-QTestBasicStreamer::QTestBasicStreamer()
-    :testLogger(0)
+QTestBasicStreamer::QTestBasicStreamer(QTestLogger *logger)
+    :testLogger(logger)
 {
+    QTEST_ASSERT(testLogger);
 }
 
 QTestBasicStreamer::~QTestBasicStreamer()
@@ -154,11 +156,6 @@ void QTestBasicStreamer::outputString(const char *msg) const
     testLogger->outputString(msg);
 }
 
-void QTestBasicStreamer::setLogger(QTestLogger *tstLogger)
-{
-    testLogger = tstLogger;
-}
-
 QTestLogger *QTestBasicStreamer::logger() const
 {
     return testLogger;
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestbasicstreamer.h b/src/testlib/qtestbasicstreamer.h
index af0bc060836..04bc40638ff 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestbasicstreamer.h
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestbasicstreamer.h
@@ -58,14 +58,13 @@ struct QTestCharBuffer;
 class QTestBasicStreamer
 {
     public:
-        QTestBasicStreamer();
+        QTestBasicStreamer(QTestLogger *logger);
         virtual ~QTestBasicStreamer();
 
         virtual void output(QTestElement *element) const;
 
         void outputString(const char *msg) const;
 
-        void setLogger(QTestLogger *tstLogger);
         QTestLogger *logger() const;
 
     protected:
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestlightxmlstreamer.cpp b/src/testlib/qtestlightxmlstreamer.cpp
index 5a8f96d0689..8ac4e03d771 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestlightxmlstreamer.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestlightxmlstreamer.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-QTestLightXmlStreamer::QTestLightXmlStreamer()
-    :QTestBasicStreamer()
+QTestLightXmlStreamer::QTestLightXmlStreamer(QTestLogger *logger)
+    : QTestBasicStreamer(logger)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestlightxmlstreamer.h b/src/testlib/qtestlightxmlstreamer.h
index c8ac68146d3..b3076c1623c 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestlightxmlstreamer.h
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestlightxmlstreamer.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class QTestElementAttribute;
 class QTestLightXmlStreamer: public QTestBasicStreamer
 {
     public:
-        QTestLightXmlStreamer();
+        QTestLightXmlStreamer(QTestLogger *logger);
         ~QTestLightXmlStreamer();
 
         void formatStart(const QTestElement *element, QTestCharBuffer *formatted) const;
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestlogger.cpp b/src/testlib/qtestlogger.cpp
index 9cf43209516..af069d76b20 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestlogger.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestlogger.cpp
@@ -84,23 +84,21 @@ void QTestLogger::startLogging(const char *filename)
 
     switch(format){
     case TLF_LightXml:{
-        logFormatter = new QTestLightXmlStreamer;
+        logFormatter = new QTestLightXmlStreamer(this);
         filelogger->init();
         break;
     }case TLF_XML:{
-        logFormatter = new QTestXmlStreamer;
+        logFormatter = new QTestXmlStreamer(this);
         filelogger->init();
         break;
     }case TLF_XunitXml:{
-        logFormatter = new QTestXunitStreamer;
+        logFormatter = new QTestXunitStreamer(this);
         delete errorLogElement;
         errorLogElement = new QTestElement(QTest::LET_SystemError);
         filelogger->init();
         break;
     }
     }
-
-    logFormatter->setLogger(this);
 }
 
 void QTestLogger::stopLogging()
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestxmlstreamer.cpp b/src/testlib/qtestxmlstreamer.cpp
index 6a7f9ae8f7d..7a4115262b0 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestxmlstreamer.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestxmlstreamer.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-QTestXmlStreamer::QTestXmlStreamer()
-    :QTestBasicStreamer()
+QTestXmlStreamer::QTestXmlStreamer(QTestLogger *logger)
+    : QTestBasicStreamer(logger)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestxmlstreamer.h b/src/testlib/qtestxmlstreamer.h
index 46318a9d18f..300940806c2 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestxmlstreamer.h
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestxmlstreamer.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class QTestElementAttribute;
 class QTestXmlStreamer: public QTestBasicStreamer
 {
     public:
-        QTestXmlStreamer();
+        QTestXmlStreamer(QTestLogger *logger);
         ~QTestXmlStreamer();
 
         void formatStart(const QTestElement *element, QTestCharBuffer *formatted) const;
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestxunitstreamer.cpp b/src/testlib/qtestxunitstreamer.cpp
index c4b3192c5a6..fb9699eef12 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestxunitstreamer.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestxunitstreamer.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-QTestXunitStreamer::QTestXunitStreamer()
-    :QTestBasicStreamer()
+QTestXunitStreamer::QTestXunitStreamer(QTestLogger *logger)
+    : QTestBasicStreamer(logger)
 {}
 
 QTestXunitStreamer::~QTestXunitStreamer()
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestxunitstreamer.h b/src/testlib/qtestxunitstreamer.h
index f99e231f8d9..4d1cb2734a0 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestxunitstreamer.h
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestxunitstreamer.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class QTestLogger;
 class QTestXunitStreamer: public QTestBasicStreamer
 {
     public:
-        QTestXunitStreamer();
+        QTestXunitStreamer(QTestLogger *logger);
         ~QTestXunitStreamer();
 
         void formatStart(const QTestElement *element, QTestCharBuffer *formatted) const;