diff --git a/src/core/simplejob.cpp b/src/core/simplejob.cpp
--- a/src/core/simplejob.cpp
+++ b/src/core/simplejob.cpp
@@ -128,26 +128,22 @@
     m_slave = slave;
 
     // Slave::setJob can send us SSL metadata if there is a persistent connection
-    q->connect(slave, SIGNAL(metaData(KIO::MetaData)),
-               SLOT(slotMetaData(KIO::MetaData)));
+    QObject::connect(slave, &Slave::metaData, q, &SimpleJob::slotMetaData);
 
     slave->setJob(q);
 
-    q->connect(slave, SIGNAL(error(int,QString)),
-               SLOT(slotError(int,QString)));
+    QObject::connect(slave, &Slave::error, q, &SimpleJob::slotError);
 
-    q->connect(slave, SIGNAL(warning(QString)),
-               SLOT(slotWarning(QString)));
+    QObject::connect(slave, &Slave::warning, q, &SimpleJob::slotWarning);
+
+    QObject::connect(slave, &Slave::finished, q, &SimpleJob::slotFinished);
 
     q->connect(slave, SIGNAL(infoMessage(QString)),
                SLOT(_k_slotSlaveInfoMessage(QString)));
 
     q->connect(slave, SIGNAL(connected()),
                SLOT(slotConnected()));
 
-    q->connect(slave, SIGNAL(finished()),
-               SLOT(slotFinished()));
-
     q->connect(slave, SIGNAL(privilegeOperationRequested()),
                SLOT(slotPrivilegeOperationRequested()));