diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
index 06c197c8eca..50cf7bc6ab5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ ProgressManager::~ProgressManager()
 {
 }
 
-QObject *ProgressManager::instance()
+ProgressManager *ProgressManager::instance()
 {
     return m_instance;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h
index f39ca6fe0fc..258e58a49ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(ProgressFlags, ProgressFlag)
 
-    static QObject *instance();
+    static ProgressManager *instance();
 
     static FutureProgress *addTask(const QFuture<void> &future, const QString &title,
                                    Id type, ProgressFlags flags = 0);