diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
index c469575c23a..8b6939483a6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ void tst_QPointer::raceCondition()
 
     for (int i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; ++i) {
         QThread *thread =
-                QThread::create([&startSemaphore, &targetObject] {
+                QThread::create([&] {
                     startSemaphore.acquire();
 
                     for (int j = 0; j < ITERATIONS_PER_THREAD; ++j) {