diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index 9937e018f66..13c792af299 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ bool QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendThroughApplicationEventFilters(QObject *receiv
             QObject *obj = extraData->eventFilters.at(i);
             if (!obj)
                 continue;
-            if (obj->d_func()->threadData != threadData) {
+            if (obj->d_func()->threadData.loadRelaxed() != threadData.loadRelaxed()) {
                 qWarning("QCoreApplication: Application event filter cannot be in a different thread.");
                 continue;
             }
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ bool QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendThroughObjectEventFilters(QObject *receiver, Q
             QObject *obj = receiver->d_func()->extraData->eventFilters.at(i);
             if (!obj)
                 continue;
-            if (obj->d_func()->threadData != receiver->d_func()->threadData) {
+            if (obj->d_func()->threadData.loadRelaxed() != receiver->d_func()->threadData.loadRelaxed()) {
                 qWarning("QCoreApplication: Object event filter cannot be in a different thread.");
                 continue;
             }
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ void QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents(QObject *receiver, int event_type
         event_type = 0;
     }
 
-    if (receiver && receiver->d_func()->threadData != data) {
+    if (receiver && receiver->d_func()->threadData.loadRelaxed() != data) {
         qWarning("QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents: Cannot send "
                  "posted events for objects in another thread");
         return;
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index 3254f2a9feb..e438c115135 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ void QObjectPrivate::setParent_helper(QObject *o)
     parent = o;
     if (parent) {
         // object hierarchies are constrained to a single thread
-        if (threadData != parent->d_func()->threadData) {
+        if (threadData.loadRelaxed() != parent->d_func()->threadData.loadRelaxed()) {
             qWarning("QObject::setParent: Cannot set parent, new parent is in a different thread");
             parent = nullptr;
             return;
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ void QObject::installEventFilter(QObject *obj)
     Q_D(QObject);
     if (!obj)
         return;
-    if (d->threadData != obj->d_func()->threadData) {
+    if (d->threadData.loadRelaxed() != obj->d_func()->threadData.loadRelaxed()) {
         qWarning("QObject::installEventFilter(): Cannot filter events for objects in a different thread.");
         return;
     }