diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp
index 7f1b170a957..bd5a65cc97b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp
@@ -258,12 +258,12 @@ static void registerActionsForOptions()
             categoryDisplay[page->category()] = page->displayCategory();
     }
     for (IOptionsPage *page : IOptionsPage::allOptionsPages()) {
-        Id commandId = generateOpenPageCommandId(page);
+        const Id commandId = generateOpenPageCommandId(page);
         if (!commandId.isValid())
             continue;
         const QString actionTitle = Tr::tr("%1 > %2 Preferences...")
             .arg(categoryDisplay.value(page->category()), page->displayName());
-        auto action = new QAction(actionTitle);
+        auto action = new QAction(actionTitle, m_instance);
         QObject::connect(action, &QAction::triggered, m_instance, [id = page->id()]() {
             ICore::showOptionsDialog(id);
         });