diff --git a/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.cpp b/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.cpp
index a93508b5e4e..defa10ff698 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.cpp
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ CompilerExplorerSettings::CompilerExplorerSettings()
 {
     setAutoApply(false);
     setSettingsKey("CompilerExplorer");
-    static QNetworkAccessManager networkManager;
-    m_networkAccessManager = &networkManager;
+    m_networkAccessManager = std::make_unique<QNetworkAccessManager>();
 
     compilerExplorerUrl.setSettingsKey("CompilerExplorerUrl");
     compilerExplorerUrl.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Compiler Explorer URL:"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.h b/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.h
index dc32dbd8c2d..e196249d117 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.h
@@ -40,13 +40,11 @@ public:
 
     Api::Config apiConfig() const
     {
-        return Api::Config(m_networkAccessManager, compilerExplorerUrl());
+        return Api::Config(m_networkAccessManager.get(), compilerExplorerUrl());
     }
 
-    QNetworkAccessManager *networkAccessManager() const { return m_networkAccessManager; }
-
 private:
-    QNetworkAccessManager *m_networkAccessManager{nullptr};
+    std::unique_ptr<QNetworkAccessManager> m_networkAccessManager;
 };
 
 class SourceSettings : public Utils::AspectContainer,