diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosglobal.h b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosglobal.h
index 849d9bce37..86377e7c64 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosglobal.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosglobal.h
@@ -47,9 +47,13 @@
 #import <QtGui/qguiapplication.h>
 #import "qiosscreen.h"
 
+@class QIOSViewController;
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 bool isQtApplication();
+QIOSViewController *rootViewController();
+
 CGRect toCGRect(const QRect &rect);
 QRect fromCGRect(const CGRect &rect);
 Qt::ScreenOrientation toQtScreenOrientation(UIDeviceOrientation uiDeviceOrientation);
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosglobal.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosglobal.mm
index 69547fb2a1..cf69d8fdef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosglobal.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosglobal.mm
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include "qiosglobal.h"
 #include "qiosapplicationdelegate.h"
+#include "qiosviewcontroller.h"
 #include <QtGui/qscreen.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@ bool isQtApplication()
     return isQt;
 }
 
+QIOSViewController *rootViewController()
+{
+    static QIOSViewController *c = isQtApplication() ?
+        static_cast<QIOSViewController *>([UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate.window.rootViewController) : nil;
+    return c;
+}
+
 CGRect toCGRect(const QRect &rect)
 {
     return CGRectMake(rect.x(), rect.y(), rect.width(), rect.height());
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosscreen.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosscreen.mm
index a0403a0d69..5905f1630e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosscreen.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosscreen.mm
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "qioswindow.h"
 #include <qpa/qwindowsysteminterface.h>
 #include "qiosapplicationdelegate.h"
+#include "qiosviewcontroller.h"
 
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 
@@ -141,8 +142,7 @@ QIOSScreen::QIOSScreen(unsigned int screenIndex)
 
     if (isQtApplication()) {
         // When in a non-mixed environment, let QScreen follow the current interface orientation:
-        UIViewController *controller = [UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate.window.rootViewController;
-        setPrimaryOrientation(toQtScreenOrientation(controller.interfaceOrientation));
+        setPrimaryOrientation(toQtScreenOrientation(rootViewController().interfaceOrientation));
     }
 
     [pool release];
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm
index af184e2e7b..71816f7d94 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ QIOSWindow::QIOSWindow(QWindow *window)
     , m_devicePixelRatio(1.0)
 {
     if (isQtApplication())
-        [[UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate.window.rootViewController.view addSubview:m_view];
+        [rootViewController().view addSubview:m_view];
 
     setWindowState(window->windowState());