diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp
index 115f3445b90..db414a52f24 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 //#define QHOSTINFO_DEBUG
 
-Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QHostInfoLookupManager, theHostInfoLookupManager)
-
 namespace {
 struct ToBeLookedUpEquals {
     typedef bool result_type;
@@ -101,6 +99,25 @@ std::pair<OutputIt1, OutputIt2> separate_if(InputIt first, InputIt last, OutputI
     return std::make_pair(dest1, dest2);
 }
 
+QHostInfoLookupManager* theHostInfoLookupManager()
+{
+    static QHostInfoLookupManager* theManager = nullptr;
+    static QBasicMutex theMutex;
+
+    const QMutexLocker locker(&theMutex);
+    if (theManager == nullptr) {
+        theManager = new QHostInfoLookupManager();
+        Q_ASSERT(QCoreApplication::instance());
+        QObject::connect(QCoreApplication::instance(), &QCoreApplication::destroyed, [] {
+            const QMutexLocker locker(&theMutex);
+            delete theManager;
+            theManager = nullptr;
+        });
+    }
+
+    return theManager;
+}
+
 }
 
 /*