diff --git a/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp b/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSWidget.cpp
@@ -124,12 +124,10 @@
     mTakeScreenshotButton->setFocus();
     connect(mTakeScreenshotButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &KSWidget::newScreenshotClicked);
 
-    QShortcut *shortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(QKeySequence::New), mTakeScreenshotButton);
-    auto clickFunc = [&]() {
+    QShortcut *takeScreenshotShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(QKeySequence::New), mTakeScreenshotButton);
+    connect(takeScreenshotShortcut, &QShortcut::activated, [this]() {
         mTakeScreenshotButton->animateClick(100);
-        QTimer::singleShot(100, mTakeScreenshotButton, &QPushButton::click);
-    };
-    connect(shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, clickFunc);
+    });
 
     // finally, finish up the layouts