diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers.cpp
index 02c58858ff6..0d7c143999e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers.cpp
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ void QtAndroidPrivate::setOnBindListener(QtAndroidPrivate::OnBindListener *liste
 {
     QMutexLocker lock(g_onBindListenerMutex);
     *g_onBindListener = listener;
-    if (!(*g_serviceSetupLockers)--)
+    if (!g_serviceSetupLockers->deref())
         g_waitForServiceSetupSemaphore->release();
 }