diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
index f03fc067cfa..2d179237c4e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
@@ -1669,7 +1669,6 @@ qint64 QProcess::processId() const
 void QProcess::close()
 {
     Q_D(QProcess);
-    emit aboutToClose();
     while (waitForBytesWritten(-1))
         ;
     kill();
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocess/tst_qprocess.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocess/tst_qprocess.cpp
index 6f9fbcbc476..02a8b674564 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocess/tst_qprocess.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocess/tst_qprocess.cpp
@@ -835,6 +835,7 @@ void tst_QProcess::closeReadChannel()
 void tst_QProcess::openModes()
 {
     QProcess proc;
+    QSignalSpy spyAboutToClose(&proc, &QProcess::aboutToClose);
     QVERIFY(!proc.isOpen());
     QCOMPARE(proc.openMode(), QProcess::NotOpen);
     proc.start("testProcessEcho3/testProcessEcho3");
@@ -870,6 +871,7 @@ void tst_QProcess::openModes()
     QVERIFY(!proc.isOpen());
     QVERIFY(!proc.isReadable());
     QVERIFY(!proc.isWritable());
+    QCOMPARE(spyAboutToClose.count(), 1);
     QCOMPARE(proc.state(), QProcess::NotRunning);
 }