diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qthread.cpp b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qthread.cpp
index fde37bb549..54c8f801cd 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qthread.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qthread.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
     Controller() {
         Worker *worker = new Worker;
         worker->moveToThread(&workerThread);
-        connect(workerThread, &QThread::finished, worker, &QObject::deleteLater);
+        connect(&workerThread, &QThread::finished, worker, &QObject::deleteLater);
         connect(this, &Controller::operate, worker, &Worker::doWork);
         connect(worker, &Worker::resultReady, this, &Controller::handleResults);
         workerThread.start();