diff --git a/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.cpp b/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.cpp
index aff9939b87..883aa5b982 100644
--- a/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.cpp
@@ -1271,9 +1271,8 @@ void QItemSelectionModel::clearCurrentIndex()
 */
 void QItemSelectionModel::reset()
 {
-    bool block = blockSignals(true);
+    const QSignalBlocker blocker(this);
     clear();
-    blockSignals(block);
 }
 
 /*!