diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp
index e2fadb41fa8..64533da5867 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ QPlatformBackingStore *QDirectFbIntegration::createPlatformBackingStore(QWindow
 
 QPlatformFontDatabase *QDirectFbIntegration::fontDatabase() const
 {
-    return m_fontDb;
+    return m_fontDb.data();
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.h b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.h
index fc861599a65..837b1623982 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private:
     QScopedPointer<QDirectFbScreen> m_primaryScreen;
     QScopedPointer<QDirectFbInput> m_input;
     QScopedPointer<QThread> m_inputRunner;
-    QPlatformFontDatabase *m_fontDb;
+    QScopedPointer<QPlatformFontDatabase> m_fontDb;
     QAbstractEventDispatcher *m_eventDispatcher;
 };