diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/iconrenderer/iconrenderer.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/iconrenderer/iconrenderer.cpp
index 034a809b16f..48830caee64 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/iconrenderer/iconrenderer.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/iconrenderer/iconrenderer.cpp
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ void IconRenderer::setupRender()
                 QTimer::singleShot(1000, qGuiApp, &QGuiApplication::quit);
             });
         } else {
-            qGuiApp->quit();
+            QTimer::singleShot(0, qGuiApp, &QGuiApplication::quit);
         }
     } else {
-        qGuiApp->quit();
+        QTimer::singleShot(0, qGuiApp, &QGuiApplication::quit);
     }
 }