diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index 216537e51a4..c5762fe1ee3 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ Qt::MouseButtons QGuiApplicationPrivate::tabletState = Qt::NoButton;
 QWindow *QGuiApplicationPrivate::tabletPressTarget = 0;
 QWindow *QGuiApplicationPrivate::currentMouseWindow = 0;
 
+QString QGuiApplicationPrivate::styleOverride;
+
 Qt::ApplicationState QGuiApplicationPrivate::applicationState = Qt::ApplicationInactive;
 
 bool QGuiApplicationPrivate::highDpiScalingUpdated = false;
@@ -1256,6 +1258,7 @@ void QGuiApplicationPrivate::init()
     session_key = QString::fromWCharArray(guidstr);
 # endif
 #endif
+    QString s;
     int j = argc ? 1 : 0;
     for (int i=1; i<argc; i++) {
         if (argv[i] && *argv[i] != '-') {
@@ -1298,9 +1301,16 @@ void QGuiApplicationPrivate::init()
 #endif
         } else if (arg == "-testability") {
             loadTestability = true;
+        } else if (arg.indexOf("-style=", 0) != -1) {
+            s = QString::fromLocal8Bit(arg.right(arg.length() - 7).toLower());
+        } else if (arg == "-style" && i < argc-1) {
+            s = QString::fromLocal8Bit(argv[++i]).toLower();
         } else {
             argv[j++] = argv[i];
         }
+
+        if (!s.isEmpty())
+            styleOverride = s;
     }
 
     if (j < argc) {
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication_p.h
index c3c5acf17ce..7c7da9790b4 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication_p.h
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ public:
 
     static QFont *app_font;
 
+    static QString styleOverride;
     static QStyleHints *styleHints;
     static bool obey_desktop_settings;
     QInputMethod *inputMethod;
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
index 148ed61424b..29bff8227f5 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ void qt_cleanup();
 QStyle *QApplicationPrivate::app_style = 0;        // default application style
 bool QApplicationPrivate::overrides_native_style = false; // whether native QApplication style is
                                                           // overridden, i.e. not native
-QString QApplicationPrivate::styleOverride;        // style override
-
 #ifndef QT_NO_STYLE_STYLESHEET
 QString QApplicationPrivate::styleSheet;           // default application stylesheet
 #endif
@@ -465,6 +463,13 @@ QDesktopWidget *qt_desktopWidget = 0;                // root window widgets
 */
 void QApplicationPrivate::process_cmdline()
 {
+    if (!styleOverride.isEmpty()) {
+        if (app_style) {
+            delete app_style;
+            app_style = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
     // process platform-indep command line
     if (!qt_is_gui_used || !argc)
         return;
@@ -480,13 +485,8 @@ void QApplicationPrivate::process_cmdline()
         QByteArray arg = argv[i];
         if (arg.startsWith("--"))
             arg.remove(0, 1);
-        QString s;
         if (arg == "-qdevel" || arg == "-qdebug") {
             // obsolete argument
-        } else if (arg.indexOf("-style=", 0) != -1) {
-            s = QString::fromLocal8Bit(arg.right(arg.length() - 7).toLower());
-        } else if (arg == "-style" && i < argc-1) {
-            s = QString::fromLocal8Bit(argv[++i]).toLower();
 #ifndef QT_NO_STYLE_STYLESHEET
         } else if (arg == "-stylesheet" && i < argc -1) {
             styleSheet = QLatin1String("file:///");
@@ -500,13 +500,6 @@ void QApplicationPrivate::process_cmdline()
         } else {
             argv[j++] = argv[i];
         }
-        if (!s.isEmpty()) {
-            if (app_style) {
-                delete app_style;
-                app_style = 0;
-            }
-            styleOverride = s;
-        }
     }
 
     if(j < argc) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h
index ba8d7ff63cf..75d86a5eba3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ public:
 
     static QApplicationPrivate *instance() { return self; }
 
-    static QString styleOverride;
-
 #ifdef QT_KEYPAD_NAVIGATION
     static QWidget *oldEditFocus;
     static Qt::NavigationMode navigationMode;