1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/concurrent/qthreadpool.cpp b/src/corelib/concurrent/qthreadpool.cpp
index 30edfd4..8913b56 100644
--- a/src/corelib/concurrent/qthreadpool.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/concurrent/qthreadpool.cpp
@@ -246,14 +246,14 @@ bool QThreadPoolPrivate::tooManyThreadsActive() const
 */
 void QThreadPoolPrivate::startThread(QRunnable *runnable)
 {
-    QThreadPoolThread *thread = new QThreadPoolThread(this);
-    allThreads.insert(thread);
+    QScopedPointer <QThreadPoolThread> thread(new QThreadPoolThread(this));
+    allThreads.insert(thread.data());
     ++activeThreads;
 
     if (runnable->autoDelete())
         ++runnable->ref;
     thread->runnable = runnable;
-    thread->start();
+    thread.take()->start();
 }
 
 /*! \internal