diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index bd00f69c1c..a494369c5d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -3251,7 +3251,7 @@ void QCoreApplication::installNativeEventFilter(QAbstractNativeEventFilter *filt
 */
 void QCoreApplication::removeNativeEventFilter(QAbstractNativeEventFilter *filterObject)
 {
-    QAbstractEventDispatcher *eventDispatcher = QAbstractEventDispatcher::instance();
+    QAbstractEventDispatcher *eventDispatcher = QAbstractEventDispatcher::instance(QCoreApplicationPrivate::theMainThread.loadAcquire());
     if (!filterObject || !eventDispatcher)
         return;
     eventDispatcher->removeNativeEventFilter(filterObject);