diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp
index d7e5135199..777aa362b2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ static void set_thread_data(QThreadData *data)
 
 static void clear_thread_data()
 {
-    currentThreadData = nullptr;
-    pthread_setspecific(current_thread_data_key, nullptr);
+    set_thread_data(nullptr);
 }
 
 template <typename T>