diff --git a/src/kfinddlg.cpp b/src/kfinddlg.cpp
--- a/src/kfinddlg.cpp
+++ b/src/kfinddlg.cpp
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@
     connect(win, &KFindTreeView::resultSelected, this, &KfindDlg::resultSelected);
 
     query = new KQuery(frame);
-    connect(query, SIGNAL(result(int)), SLOT(slotResult(int)));
-    connect(query, SIGNAL(foundFileList(QList<QPair<KFileItem,QString> >)), SLOT(addFiles(QList<QPair<KFileItem,QString> >)));
+    connect(query, &KQuery::result, this, &KfindDlg::slotResult);
+    connect(query, &KQuery::foundFileList, this, &KfindDlg::addFiles);
 
     KHelpMenu *helpMenu = new KHelpMenu(this, KAboutData::applicationData(), true);
     buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Help)->setMenu(helpMenu->menu());
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
 
     delete dirwatch;
     dirwatch = new KDirWatch();
-    connect(dirwatch, SIGNAL(created(QString)), this, SLOT(slotNewItems(QString)));
-    connect(dirwatch, SIGNAL(deleted(QString)), this, SLOT(slotDeleteItem(QString)));
+    connect(dirwatch, &KDirWatch::created, this, &KfindDlg::slotNewItems);
+    connect(dirwatch, &KDirWatch::deleted, this, &KfindDlg::slotDeleteItem);
     dirwatch->addDir(query->url().toLocalFile(), KDirWatch::WatchFiles);
 
 #if 0
diff --git a/src/kquery.h b/src/kquery.h
--- a/src/kquery.h
+++ b/src/kquery.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
     /* List of files found using KIO */
     void slotListEntries(KIO::Job *, const KIO::UDSEntryList &);
     void slotResult(KJob *);
-    void slotCanceled(KJob *);
 
     void slotreadyReadStandardOutput();
     void slotreadyReadStandardError();
diff --git a/src/kquery.cpp b/src/kquery.cpp
--- a/src/kquery.cpp
+++ b/src/kquery.cpp
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
     , m_result(0)
 {
     processLocate = new KProcess(this);
-    connect(processLocate, SIGNAL(readyReadStandardOutput()), this, SLOT(slotreadyReadStandardOutput()));
-    connect(processLocate, SIGNAL(readyReadStandardError()), this, SLOT(slotreadyReadStandardError()));
-    connect(processLocate, SIGNAL(finished(int,QProcess::ExitStatus)), this, SLOT(slotendProcessLocate(int,QProcess::ExitStatus)));
+    connect(processLocate, &KProcess::readyReadStandardOutput, this, &KQuery::slotreadyReadStandardOutput);
+    connect(processLocate, &KProcess::readyReadStandardError, this, &KQuery::slotreadyReadStandardError);
+    connect(processLocate, QOverload<int, QProcess::ExitStatus>::of(&KProcess::finished), this, &KQuery::slotendProcessLocate);
 
     // Files with these mime types can be ignored, even if
     // findFormatByFileContent() in some cases may claim that
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@
 
         connect(job, SIGNAL(entries(KIO::Job*,KIO::UDSEntryList)),
                 SLOT(slotListEntries(KIO::Job*,KIO::UDSEntryList)));
-        connect(job, SIGNAL(result(KJob*)), SLOT(slotResult(KJob*)));
-        connect(job, SIGNAL(canceled(KJob*)), SLOT(slotCanceled(KJob*)));
+        connect(job, &KIO::ListJob::result, this, &KQuery::slotResult);
     }
 }
 
@@ -148,19 +147,9 @@
     job = nullptr;
 
     m_result = _job->error();
-    checkEntries();
-}
-
-void KQuery::slotCanceled(KJob *_job)
-{
-    if (job != _job) {
-        return;
+    if (m_result == KIO::ERR_USER_CANCELED) {
+        m_fileItems.clear();
     }
-    job = nullptr;
-
-    m_fileItems.clear();
-
-    m_result = KIO::ERR_USER_CANCELED;
     checkEntries();
 }