diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit_p.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit_p.cpp
index 3c493324291..fdd6a3aa4fe 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit_p.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit_p.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void QLineEditIconButton::animateShow(bool visible)
 
 void QLineEditIconButton::startOpacityAnimation(qreal endValue)
 {
-    QPropertyAnimation *animation = new QPropertyAnimation(this, QByteArrayLiteral("opacity"));
+    QPropertyAnimation *animation = new QPropertyAnimation(this, QByteArrayLiteral("opacity"), this);
     connect(animation, &QPropertyAnimation::finished, this, &QLineEditIconButton::onAnimationFinished);
 
     animation->setDuration(160);