diff --git a/sftp/CMakeLists.txt b/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 include_directories(${LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIR})
 if(WIN32)
-include_directories(${QT_MKSPECS_DIR}/default) # for SYMLINKS 
+include_directories(${QT_MKSPECS_DIR}/default) # for SYMLINKS
 endif()
 set(kio_sftp_SRCS kio_sftp.cpp)
 
diff --git a/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp b/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp
--- a/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp
+++ b/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 
 Result SFTPInternal::init()
 {
-    qCDebug(KIO_SFTP_LOG) << "pid = " << getpid();
+    qCDebug(KIO_SFTP_LOG) << "pid = " << qApp->applicationPid();
     qCDebug(KIO_SFTP_LOG) << "debug = " << getenv("KIO_SFTP_LOG_VERBOSITY");
 
     // Members are 'value initialized' to zero because of non-user defined ()!
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
 }
 
 SFTPInternal::~SFTPInternal() {
-    qCDebug(KIO_SFTP_LOG) << "pid = " << getpid();
+    qCDebug(KIO_SFTP_LOG) << "pid = " << qApp->applicationPid();
     closeConnection();
 
     delete mCallbacks;