diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index 12e38db8148..c000452b04a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -2374,9 +2374,11 @@ void QObject::removeEventFilter(QObject *obj)
 {
     Q_D(QObject);
     if (d->extraData) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < d->extraData->eventFilters.size(); ++i) {
-            if (d->extraData->eventFilters.at(i) == obj)
-                d->extraData->eventFilters[i] = nullptr;
+        for (auto &filter : d->extraData->eventFilters) {
+            if (filter == obj) {
+                filter = nullptr;
+                break;
+            }
         }
     }
 }