diff --git a/src/widgets/kdirmodel.cpp b/src/widgets/kdirmodel.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kdirmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kdirmodel.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@
     void _k_slotRefreshItems(const QList<QPair<KFileItem, KFileItem> > &);
     void _k_slotClear();
     void _k_slotRedirection(const QUrl &oldUrl, const QUrl &newUrl);
-    void _k_slotJobUrlsChanged(const QStringList &urlList);
 
     void clear()
     {
@@ -238,6 +237,7 @@
     KDirModelDirNode *m_rootNode;
     KDirModel::DropsAllowed m_dropsAllowed;
     bool m_jobTransfersVisible;
+    QMetaObject::Connection m_jobUrlsChangedConnection;
     // key = current known parent node (always a KDirModelDirNode but KDirModelNode is more convenient),
     // value = final url[s] being fetched
     QMap<KDirModelNode *, QList<QUrl> > m_urlsBeingFetched;
@@ -689,24 +689,6 @@
     //emit layoutChanged();
 }
 
-void KDirModelPrivate::_k_slotJobUrlsChanged(const QStringList &urlList)
-{
-    QStringList dirtyUrls;
-
-    std::set_symmetric_difference(urlList.begin(), urlList.end(),
-                                  m_allCurrentDestUrls.constBegin(), m_allCurrentDestUrls.constEnd(),
-                                  std::back_inserter(dirtyUrls));
-
-    m_allCurrentDestUrls = urlList;
-
-    for (const QString &dirtyUrl : qAsConst(dirtyUrls)) {
-        if (KDirModelNode *node = nodeForUrl(QUrl(dirtyUrl))) {
-            const QModelIndex idx = indexForNode(node);
-            emit q->dataChanged(idx, idx, {KDirModel::HasJobRole});
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void KDirModelPrivate::clearAllPreviews(KDirModelDirNode *dirNode)
 {
     const int numRows = dirNode->m_childNodes.count();
@@ -984,13 +966,35 @@
 {
     if (value) {
         d->m_jobTransfersVisible = true;
-        connect(&JobUrlCache::instance(), SIGNAL(jobUrlsChanged(QStringList)), this, SLOT(_k_slotJobUrlsChanged(QStringList)), Qt::UniqueConnection);
+
+        if (!d->m_jobUrlsChangedConnection) {
+            d->m_jobUrlsChangedConnection = connect(&JobUrlCache::instance(),
+                                                    &JobUrlCache::jobUrlsChanged,
+                                                    this, [this](const QStringList &jobUrls) {
+                QStringList dirtyUrls;
+
+                std::set_symmetric_difference(jobUrls.begin(), jobUrls.end(),
+                                              d->m_allCurrentDestUrls.constBegin(), d->m_allCurrentDestUrls.constEnd(),
+                                              std::back_inserter(dirtyUrls));
+
+                d->m_allCurrentDestUrls = jobUrls;
+
+                for (const QString &dirtyUrl : qAsConst(dirtyUrls)) {
+                    if (KDirModelNode *node = d->nodeForUrl(QUrl(dirtyUrl))) {
+                        const QModelIndex idx = d->indexForNode(node);
+                        emit dataChanged(idx, idx, {KDirModel::HasJobRole});
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
 
         JobUrlCache::instance().requestJobUrlsChanged();
     } else {
-        disconnect(this, SLOT(_k_slotJobUrlsChanged(QStringList)));
+        if (d->m_jobUrlsChangedConnection) {
+            disconnect(d->m_jobUrlsChangedConnection);
+            d->m_jobUrlsChangedConnection = QMetaObject::Connection();
+        }
     }
-
 }
 
 bool KDirModel::jobTransfersVisible() const