diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorannotationicon.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorannotationicon.cpp
index 20e2a1dfe6c..7bd4573aafc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorannotationicon.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorannotationicon.cpp
@@ -407,14 +407,15 @@ void FormEditorAnnotationIcon::removeAnnotationDialog()
     if (!m_customId.isNull()) {
         dialogTitle = m_customId;
     }
-    QMessageBox *deleteDialog = new QMessageBox(Core::ICore::dialogParent());
+    QPointer<QMessageBox> deleteDialog = new QMessageBox(Core::ICore::dialogParent());
     deleteDialog->setWindowTitle(dialogTitle);
     deleteDialog->setText(tr("Delete this annotation?"));
     deleteDialog->setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
     deleteDialog->setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Yes);
 
     int result = deleteDialog->exec();
-    if (deleteDialog) deleteDialog->deleteLater();
+    if (deleteDialog)
+        deleteDialog->deleteLater();
 
     if (result == QMessageBox::Yes) {
         m_modelNode.removeCustomId();