diff --git a/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket.cpp b/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket.cpp
index 6fec2fdbd2..1c34cd13ee 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ QLocalSocket::QLocalSocket(QObject * parent)
  */
 QLocalSocket::~QLocalSocket()
 {
-    close();
+    QLocalSocket::close();
 #if !defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(QT_LOCALSOCKET_TCP)
     Q_D(QLocalSocket);
     d->unixSocket.setParent(0);