diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessbackend.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessbackend.cpp
index b544e8436b..00032a3084 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessbackend.cpp
@@ -849,6 +849,10 @@ QNetworkAccessBackendFactory::QNetworkAccessBackendFactory()
 /*!
     Destructs QNetworkAccessBackendFactory
 */
-QNetworkAccessBackendFactory::~QNetworkAccessBackendFactory() = default;
+QNetworkAccessBackendFactory::~QNetworkAccessBackendFactory()
+{
+    if (factoryData.exists())
+        factoryData->removeAll(this);
+};
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
index 1af2547f3e..230aa40af6 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 
 #include <QHostInfo>
 
+#include "QtCore/qapplicationstatic.h"
 #include <QtCore/private/qfactoryloader_p.h>
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
@@ -99,13 +100,13 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QNetworkAccessFileBackendFactory, fileBackend)
+Q_APPLICATION_STATIC(QNetworkAccessFileBackendFactory, fileBackend)
 
 #ifdef QT_BUILD_INTERNAL
 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QNetworkAccessDebugPipeBackendFactory, debugpipeBackend)
 #endif
 
-Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(QFactoryLoader, loader,
+Q_APPLICATION_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(QFactoryLoader, loader,
                           (QNetworkAccessBackendFactory_iid,
                            QLatin1String("/networkaccess")))
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)