diff --git a/src/kactioncollection.cpp b/src/kactioncollection.cpp
--- a/src/kactioncollection.cpp
+++ b/src/kactioncollection.cpp
@@ -767,16 +767,16 @@
             signal.methodSignature() == "actionHovered(QAction*)") {
         if (!d->connectHovered) {
             d->connectHovered = true;
-            Q_FOREACH (QAction *action, actions()) {
+            for (QAction *action : qAsConst(d->actions)) {
                 connect(action, &QAction::hovered,
                         this, &KActionCollection::slotActionHovered);
             }
         }
 
     } else if (signal.methodSignature() == "actionTriggered(QAction*)") {
         if (!d->connectTriggered) {
             d->connectTriggered = true;
-            Q_FOREACH (QAction *action, actions()) {
+            for (QAction *action: qAsConst(d->actions)) {
                 connect(action, &QAction::triggered,
                         this, &KActionCollection::slotActionTriggered);
             }
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@
 
 void KActionCollection::associateWidget(QWidget *widget) const
 {
-    Q_FOREACH (QAction *action, actions()) {
+    for (QAction *action : qAsConst(d->actions)) {
         if (!widget->actions().contains(action)) {
             widget->addAction(action);
         }
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@
 
 void KActionCollection::removeAssociatedWidget(QWidget *widget)
 {
-    Q_FOREACH (QAction *action, actions()) {
+    for (QAction *action : qAsConst(d->actions)) {
         widget->removeAction(action);
     }
 
@@ -862,8 +862,7 @@
 void KActionCollection::clearAssociatedWidgets()
 {
     for (QWidget *widget : qAsConst(d->associatedWidgets)) {
-        const auto actions = this->actions();
-        for (QAction *action : actions) {
+        for (QAction *action : qAsConst(d->actions)) {
             widget->removeAction(action);
         }
     }