diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
index 9d478453ea9..cb0323798b8 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ QString PluginManager::systemInformation()
     return result;
 }
 
-static FutureSynchronizer *futureSynchronizer()
+static FutureSynchronizer *PluginManager::futureSynchronizer()
 {
     return d->m_futureSynchronizer.get();
 }