diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qapplicationstatic.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qapplicationstatic.h
index 1eadeb20e2..f2f0911856 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qapplicationstatic.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qapplicationstatic.h
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ template <typename QAS> struct ApplicationHolder
         QMutexLocker locker(&mutex);
         if (guard.loadRelaxed() == QtGlobalStatic::Uninitialized) {
             QAS::innerFunction(&storage);
-            QObject::connect(QCoreApplication::instance(), &QObject::destroyed, reset);
+            const auto *app = QCoreApplication::instance();
+            QObject::connect(app, &QObject::destroyed, app, reset, Qt::DirectConnection);
             guard.storeRelease(QtGlobalStatic::Initialized);
         }
         return realPointer();
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp
index 9f00bf407d..61369420d1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp
@@ -1245,7 +1245,9 @@ QDaemonThread::QDaemonThread(QObject *parent)
 {
     // QThread::started() is emitted from the thread we start
     connect(this, &QThread::started,
-            [](){ QThreadData::current()->requiresCoreApplication = false; });
+            this,
+            [](){ QThreadData::current()->requiresCoreApplication = false; },
+            Qt::DirectConnection);
 }
 
 QDaemonThread::~QDaemonThread()