diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm_p.h
index 564bbffa47e..09231e0d4c4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm_p.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
     void interrupt() override;
     void wakeUp() override;
 
+    static void runOnMainThread(std::function<void(void)> fn);
     static void runOnMainThreadAsync(std::function<void(void)> fn);
     static void socketSelect(int timeout, int socket, bool waitForRead, bool waitForWrite,
                             bool *selectForRead, bool *selectForWrite, bool *socketDisconnect);
@@ -89,7 +90,6 @@ private:
                             bool *selectForRead, bool *selectForWrite, bool *socketDisconnect);
 
     static void run(std::function<void(void)> fn);
-    static void runOnMainThread(std::function<void(void)> fn);
     static void runAsync(std::function<void(void)> fn);
 
     static QEventDispatcherWasm *g_mainThreadEventDispatcher;
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplywasmimpl.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplywasmimpl.cpp
index f7380a10d9d..eb3e50dec86 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplywasmimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplywasmimpl.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void QNetworkReplyWasmImplPrivate::doSendRequest()
     attr.destinationPath = destinationPath.constData();
 
     auto url = request.url().toString().toUtf8();
-    QEventDispatcherWasm::runOnMainThreadAsync([attr, url]() mutable {
+    QEventDispatcherWasm::runOnMainThread([attr, url]() mutable {
         emscripten_fetch(&attr, url);
     });
     state = Working;