diff --git a/core/textdocumentsettings.cpp b/core/textdocumentsettings.cpp
index b6b4c54a5..01b98e2e7 100644
--- a/core/textdocumentsettings.cpp
+++ b/core/textdocumentsettings.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ TextDocumentSettingsWidget::~TextDocumentSettingsWidget()
     Q_D( TextDocumentSettingsWidget );
 
     delete d->mUi;
+    delete d;
 }
 
 void TextDocumentSettingsWidget::addRow( const QString& labelText, QWidget *widget )
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ void TextDocumentSettingsWidget::addRow( const QString& labelText, QWidget *widg
 
 TextDocumentSettings::TextDocumentSettings( const QString& config, QObject *parent )
     : KConfigSkeleton( config, parent )
-    , d_ptr( new TextDocumentSettingsPrivate() )
+    , d_ptr( new TextDocumentSettingsPrivate(this) )
 {
     Q_D( TextDocumentSettings );
 
diff --git a/core/textdocumentsettings_p.h b/core/textdocumentsettings_p.h
index 5104de25b..5f09ba605 100644
--- a/core/textdocumentsettings_p.h
+++ b/core/textdocumentsettings_p.h
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@ class TextDocumentSettingsWidgetPrivate
         Ui_TextDocumentSettings *mUi;
 };
 
-class TextDocumentSettingsPrivate
+class TextDocumentSettingsPrivate : public QObject
 {
     public:
+        TextDocumentSettingsPrivate(QObject *parent)
+            : QObject(parent)
+        {}
+
         QFont mFont;
 };