diff --git a/src/device/devicemanager.cpp b/src/device/devicemanager.cpp
index 0a0535185..592c520eb 100644
--- a/src/device/devicemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/device/devicemanager.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ SharedPtr<ConnectedDevice> DeviceManager::Connect(DeviceInfo *info) {
       Q_ARG(QUrl, device_url),
       Q_ARG(DeviceLister*, info->BestBackend()->lister_),
       Q_ARG(QString, info->BestBackend()->unique_id_),
-      Q_ARG(DeviceManager*, this),
+      Q_ARG(SharedPtr<DeviceManager>, app_->device_manager()),
       Q_ARG(Application*, app_),
       Q_ARG(int, info->database_id_),
       Q_ARG(bool, first_time));