diff --git a/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixservices.cpp b/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixservices.cpp
index bfd2556b1e6..3aa071b8b26 100644
--- a/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixservices.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixservices.cpp
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@ QGenericUnixServices::QGenericUnixServices()
 
     QDBusPendingCall pendingCall = QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(message);
     auto watcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(pendingCall);
-    QObject::connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, watcher,
+    m_watcherConnection =
+            QObject::connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, watcher,
                      [this](QDBusPendingCallWatcher *watcher) {
                          watcher->deleteLater();
                          QDBusPendingReply<QVariant> reply = *watcher;
@@ -396,6 +397,13 @@ QGenericUnixServices::QGenericUnixServices()
 #endif
 }
 
+QGenericUnixServices::~QGenericUnixServices()
+{
+#if QT_CONFIG(dbus)
+    QObject::disconnect(m_watcherConnection);
+#endif
+}
+
 QPlatformServiceColorPicker *QGenericUnixServices::colorPicker(QWindow *parent)
 {
 #if QT_CONFIG(dbus)
@@ -534,6 +542,7 @@ bool QGenericUnixServices::openDocument(const QUrl &url)
 
 #else
 QGenericUnixServices::QGenericUnixServices() = default;
+QGenericUnixServices::~QGenericUnixServices() = default;
 
 QByteArray QGenericUnixServices::desktopEnvironment() const
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixservices_p.h b/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixservices_p.h
index 56e15103f72..8bb49527793 100644
--- a/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixservices_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/platform/unix/qgenericunixservices_p.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Q_GUI_EXPORT QGenericUnixServices : public QPlatformServices
 {
 public:
     QGenericUnixServices();
+    ~QGenericUnixServices();
 
     QByteArray desktopEnvironment() const override;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ public:
 private:
     QString m_webBrowser;
     QString m_documentLauncher;
+#if QT_CONFIG(dbus)
+    QMetaObject::Connection m_watcherConnection;
+#endif
     bool m_hasScreenshotPortalWithColorPicking = false;
 };