diff --git a/logout-greeter/main.cpp b/logout-greeter/main.cpp
index d3765a2fa..f1b5c94da 100644
--- a/logout-greeter/main.cpp
+++ b/logout-greeter/main.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     KWorkSpace::detectPlatform(argc, argv);
     QQuickWindow::setDefaultAlphaBuffer(true);
-    QApplication app(argc, argv);
+    QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
     KQuickAddons::QtQuickSettings::init();