diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp
index 318a280a40..e5cd0be519 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.cpp
@@ -335,12 +335,12 @@ QT_DEFINE_QPA_EVENT_HANDLER(void, handleExposeEvent, QWindow *window, const QReg
     QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::handleWindowSystemEvent<Delivery>(e);
 }
 
-void QWindowSystemInterface::handleCloseEvent(QWindow *window, bool *accepted)
+QT_DEFINE_QPA_EVENT_HANDLER(void, handleCloseEvent, QWindow *window, bool *accepted)
 {
     if (window) {
         QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::CloseEvent *e =
                 new QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::CloseEvent(window, accepted);
-        QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::handleWindowSystemEvent(e);
+        QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::handleWindowSystemEvent<Delivery>(e);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.h b/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.h
index b22495f9d0..d584374fca 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface.h
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ public:
     template<typename Delivery = QWindowSystemInterface::DefaultDelivery>
     static void handleExposeEvent(QWindow *window, const QRegion &region);
 
+    template<typename Delivery = QWindowSystemInterface::DefaultDelivery>
     static void handleCloseEvent(QWindow *window, bool *accepted = nullptr);
 
     template<typename Delivery = QWindowSystemInterface::DefaultDelivery>