diff --git a/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizerplugin.cpp
index 80868c3e24f..769579714d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizerplugin.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class CtfVisualizerPlugin : public ExtensionSystem::IPlugin
 
     void initialize() final
     {
-        setupCtfVisualizerTool();
+        setupCtfVisualizerTool(this);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizertool.cpp b/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizertool.cpp
index 0d84b35b8dc..d41b3d45029 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizertool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizertool.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ namespace CtfVisualizer::Internal {
 
 using json = nlohmann::json;
 
-CtfVisualizerTool::CtfVisualizerTool()
-    : m_modelAggregator(new Timeline::TimelineModelAggregator(this))
+CtfVisualizerTool::CtfVisualizerTool(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+    , m_modelAggregator(new Timeline::TimelineModelAggregator(this))
     , m_zoomControl(new Timeline::TimelineZoomControl(this))
     , m_statisticsModel(new CtfStatisticsModel(this))
     , m_traceManager(new CtfTraceManager(this, m_modelAggregator.get(), m_statisticsModel.get()))
@@ -251,9 +252,9 @@ void CtfVisualizerTool::loadJson(const QString &fileName)
     m_loader->start();
 }
 
-void setupCtfVisualizerTool()
+void setupCtfVisualizerTool(QObject *guard)
 {
-    static CtfVisualizerTool theCtfVisualizerTool;
+    (void) new CtfVisualizerTool(guard);
 }
 
 }  // namespace CtfVisualizer::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizertool.h b/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizertool.h
index 8427ef04379..7937767c079 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizertool.h
+++ b/src/plugins/ctfvisualizer/ctfvisualizertool.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class CtfVisualizerTool  : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    CtfVisualizerTool();
+    explicit CtfVisualizerTool(QObject *parent);
     ~CtfVisualizerTool();
 
     Timeline::TimelineModelAggregator *modelAggregator() const;
@@ -66,6 +66,6 @@ private:
     QMenu *const m_restrictToThreadsMenu;
 };
 
-void setupCtfVisualizerTool();
+void setupCtfVisualizerTool(QObject *guard);
 
 } // namespace CtfVisualizer::Internal