diff --git a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/maliit/qmaliitplatforminputcontext.cpp b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/maliit/qmaliitplatforminputcontext.cpp
index 882aae286e..c325927dac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/maliit/qmaliitplatforminputcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/maliit/qmaliitplatforminputcontext.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public:
     bool correctionEnabled;
     QRect keyboardRect;
     QString preedit;
-    QWeakPointer<QWindow> window;
+    QPointer<QWindow> window;
     QMaliitPlatformInputContext *q;
 };