diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager.cpp
index c4188044cf..891858b035 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager.cpp
@@ -143,11 +143,6 @@ Qt::GestureType QGestureManager::registerGestureRecognizer(QGestureRecognizer *r
 void QGestureManager::unregisterGestureRecognizer(Qt::GestureType type)
 {
     QList<QGestureRecognizer *> list = m_recognizers.values(type);
-    while (QGestureRecognizer *recognizer = m_recognizers.take(type)) {
-        // ensuring an entry exists causes the recognizer to be deleted on destruction of the manager
-        auto &gestures = m_obsoleteGestures[recognizer];
-        Q_UNUSED(gestures);
-    }
     foreach (QGesture *g, m_gestureToRecognizer.keys()) {
         QGestureRecognizer *recognizer = m_gestureToRecognizer.value(g);
         if (list.contains(recognizer)) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer.cpp
index 65c46a5e56..75d091ce4e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturerecognizer.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include "private/qgesture_p.h"
 #include "private/qgesturemanager_p.h"
+#include "private/qapplication_p.h"
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_GESTURES
 
@@ -231,6 +232,11 @@ Qt::GestureType QGestureRecognizer::registerRecognizer(QGestureRecognizer *recog
 */
 void QGestureRecognizer::unregisterRecognizer(Qt::GestureType type)
 {
+    auto qAppPriv = QApplicationPrivate::instance();
+    if (!qAppPriv)
+        return;
+    if (!qAppPriv->gestureManager)
+        return;
     QGestureManager::instance()->unregisterGestureRecognizer(type);
 }