diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/appentry.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/appentry.cpp
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/appentry.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/appentry.cpp
@@ -137,15 +137,16 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(AppStream::Pool, appstreamPool)
+
 QVariantList appstreamActions(const KService::Ptr &service)
 {
-    static AppStream::Pool pool;
-    if (!pool.load()) {
-        return {};
+    if (!appstreamPool.exists()) {
+        appstreamPool->load();
     }
 
     QVariantList ret;
-    const auto components = pool.componentsById(service->desktopEntryName()+QLatin1String(".desktop"));
+    const auto components = appstreamPool->componentsById(service->desktopEntryName()+QLatin1String(".desktop"));
     for(const auto &component: components) {
         const QString componentId = component.id();