diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp
index 7db38b5909d..88cf2dac934 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ void QWindowSystemInterface::deferredFlushWindowSystemEvents(QEventLoop::Process
     Q_ASSERT(QThread::currentThread() == QGuiApplication::instance()->thread());
 
     QMutexLocker locker(&QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::flushEventMutex);
-    flushWindowSystemEvents(flags);
+    sendWindowSystemEvents(flags);
     QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::eventsFlushed.wakeOne();
 }