diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_polling.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_polling.cpp
index 03425ac212d..6ec8b17ea45 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_polling.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_polling.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 QPollingFileSystemWatcherEngine::QPollingFileSystemWatcherEngine(QObject *parent)
-    : QFileSystemWatcherEngine(parent),
-      timer(this)
+    : QFileSystemWatcherEngine(parent)
 {
-    connect(&timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(timeout()));
 }
 
 QStringList QPollingFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths(const QStringList &paths,
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ QStringList QPollingFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths(const QStringList &paths,
     if ((!this->files.isEmpty() ||
          !this->directories.isEmpty()) &&
         !timer.isActive()) {
-        timer.start(PollingInterval);
+        timer.start(PollingInterval, this);
     }
 
     return unhandled;
@@ -72,8 +70,11 @@ QStringList QPollingFileSystemWatcherEngine::removePaths(const QStringList &path
     return unhandled;
 }
 
-void QPollingFileSystemWatcherEngine::timeout()
+void QPollingFileSystemWatcherEngine::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *e)
 {
+    if (e->timerId() != timer.timerId())
+        return QFileSystemWatcherEngine::timerEvent(e);
+
     for (auto it = files.begin(), end = files.end(); it != end; /*erasing*/) {
         QString path = it.key();
         QFileInfo fi(path);
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_polling_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_polling_p.h
index 2d7423b39d6..b1100b061a1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_polling_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_polling_p.h
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 // We mean it.
 //
 
+#include <QtCore/qbasictimer.h>
 #include <QtCore/qfileinfo.h>
 #include <QtCore/qmutex.h>
 #include <QtCore/qdatetime.h>
 #include <QtCore/qdir.h>
-#include <QtCore/qtimer.h>
 #include <QtCore/qhash.h>
 
 #include "qfilesystemwatcher_p.h"
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ public:
     QStringList addPaths(const QStringList &paths, QStringList *files, QStringList *directories) override;
     QStringList removePaths(const QStringList &paths, QStringList *files, QStringList *directories) override;
 
-private Q_SLOTS:
-    void timeout();
+private:
+    void timerEvent(QTimerEvent *) final;
 
 private:
-    QTimer timer;
+    QBasicTimer timer;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE