diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
index 1b9c1f6fe50..0de8c643ff1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
@@ -780,21 +780,20 @@ void ProgressManager::cancelTasks(Id type)
 
 
 ProgressTimer::ProgressTimer(QObject *parent,
-                             const QFutureInterface<void> &futureInterface,
+                             const QFutureInterfaceBase &futureInterface,
                              int expectedSeconds)
-    : QTimer(parent),
+    : QObject(parent),
       m_futureInterface(futureInterface),
       m_expectedTime(expectedSeconds),
       m_currentTime(0)
 {
-    m_futureWatcher.setFuture(m_futureInterface.future());
-
     m_futureInterface.setProgressRange(0, 100);
     m_futureInterface.setProgressValue(0);
 
-    setInterval(1000); // 1 second
-    connect(this, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ProgressTimer::handleTimeout);
-    connect(&m_futureWatcher, &QFutureWatcherBase::started, this, [this]() { start(); });
+    m_timer = new QTimer(this);
+    m_timer->setInterval(1000); // 1 second
+    connect(m_timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ProgressTimer::handleTimeout);
+    m_timer->start();
 }
 
 void ProgressTimer::handleTimeout()
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h
index a5941fe215c..97aa9207765 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@
 #include <coreplugin/core_global.h>
 #include <coreplugin/id.h>
 
-#include <QObject>
 #include <QFuture>
+#include <QFutureInterfaceBase>
+#include <QObject>
+
+QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QTimer)
 
 namespace Core {
 class FutureProgress;
@@ -69,6 +72,20 @@ private:
     friend class Core::Internal::ProgressManagerPrivate;
 };
 
+class CORE_EXPORT ProgressTimer : public QObject
+{
+public:
+    ProgressTimer(QObject *parent, const QFutureInterfaceBase &futureInterface, int expectedSeconds);
+
+private:
+    void handleTimeout();
+
+    QFutureInterfaceBase m_futureInterface;
+    int m_expectedTime;
+    int m_currentTime;
+    QTimer *m_timer;
+};
+
 } // namespace Core
 
 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(Core::ProgressManager::ProgressFlags)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_p.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_p.h
index 5603bd750d0..2217f78186e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_p.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QPropertyAnimation>
-#include <QTimer>
 #include <QToolButton>
 
 namespace Core {
@@ -121,23 +120,6 @@ public:
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event);
 };
 
-
-class ProgressTimer : public QTimer
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-
-public:
-    ProgressTimer(QObject *parent, const QFutureInterface<void> &futureInterface, int expectedSeconds);
-
-private:
-    void handleTimeout();
-
-    QFutureInterface<void> m_futureInterface;
-    QFutureWatcher<void> m_futureWatcher;
-    int m_expectedTime;
-    int m_currentTime;
-};
-
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Core