diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index 1d96110e25..e15dbde52e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ void QObject::moveToThread(QThread *targetThread)
 
     QThreadData *currentData = QThreadData::current();
     QThreadData *targetData = targetThread ? QThreadData::get2(targetThread) : nullptr;
-    QThreadData *thisThreadData = d->threadData.loadRelaxed();
+    QThreadData *thisThreadData = d->threadData.loadAcquire();
     if (!thisThreadData->thread.loadAcquire() && currentData == targetData) {
         // one exception to the rule: we allow moving objects with no thread affinity to the current thread
         currentData = d->threadData;