diff --git a/libs/ui/tool/KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper.h b/libs/ui/tool/KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper.h
--- a/libs/ui/tool/KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper.h
+++ b/libs/ui/tool/KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper.h
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #ifndef KIS_STABILIZER_DELAYED_PAINT_HELPER_H
 #define KIS_STABILIZER_DELAYED_PAINT_HELPER_H
 
+#include <QBasicTimer>
 #include <QElapsedTimer>
 #include <QQueue>
-#include <QTimer>
 #include <QVector>
 
 #include <functional>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         TimedPaintInfo(int elapsedTime, KisPaintInformation paintInfo);
     };
 
-    QTimer m_paintTimer;
+    QBasicTimer m_paintTimer;
     QQueue<TimedPaintInfo> m_paintQueue;
     int m_lastPendingTime;
     QElapsedTimer m_elapsedTimer;
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@
     void end();
     void cancel();
 
-private Q_SLOTS:
+private:
     void stabilizerDelayedPaint(bool isEndStroke = false);
+
+protected:
+    virtual void timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event) override;
 };
 
 #endif // KIS_STABILIZER_DELAYED_PAINT_HELPER_H
diff --git a/libs/ui/tool/KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper.cpp b/libs/ui/tool/KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/tool/KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/tool/KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include "KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper.h"
 
+#include <QTimerEvent>
+
 KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper::TimedPaintInfo::TimedPaintInfo(int elapsedTime, KisPaintInformation paintInfo)
     : elapsedTime(elapsedTime)
     , paintInfo(paintInfo)
@@ -26,15 +28,13 @@
 
 KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper::KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper()
 {
-    connect(&m_paintTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(stabilizerDelayedPaint()));
 }
 
 void KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper::start(int paintInterval, const KisPaintInformation &firstPaintInfo) {
     if (running()) {
         cancel();
     }
-    m_paintTimer.setInterval(paintInterval);
-    m_paintTimer.start();
+    m_paintTimer.start(paintInterval, Qt::PreciseTimer, this);
     m_elapsedTimer.start();
     m_lastPendingTime = m_elapsedTimer.elapsed();
     m_paintQueue.enqueue(TimedPaintInfo(m_lastPendingTime, firstPaintInfo));
@@ -83,3 +83,9 @@
     }
     m_requestUpdateOutline();
 }
+
+void KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event) {
+    if (event->timerId() == m_paintTimer.timerId()) {
+        stabilizerDelayedPaint(false);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/ui/tool/kis_tool_freehand_helper.h b/libs/ui/tool/kis_tool_freehand_helper.h
--- a/libs/ui/tool/kis_tool_freehand_helper.h
+++ b/libs/ui/tool/kis_tool_freehand_helper.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
                                   const QPointF &control2,
                                   const KisPaintInformation &pi2);
 
+    virtual void timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event) override;
+
 private:
     void paint(KisPaintInformation &info);
     void paintBezierSegment(KisPaintInformation pi1, KisPaintInformation pi2,
diff --git a/libs/ui/tool/kis_tool_freehand_helper.cpp b/libs/ui/tool/kis_tool_freehand_helper.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/tool/kis_tool_freehand_helper.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/tool/kis_tool_freehand_helper.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "kis_tool_freehand_helper.h"
 
+#include <QBasicTimer>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QQueue>
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@
 
     // Stabilizer data
     QQueue<KisPaintInformation> stabilizerDeque;
-    QTimer stabilizerPollTimer;
+    QBasicTimer stabilizerPollTimer;
     KisStabilizedEventsSampler stabilizedSampler;
     KisStabilizerDelayedPaintHelper stabilizerDelayedPaintHelper;
 
@@ -124,7 +125,6 @@
     m_d->strokeTimeoutTimer.setSingleShot(true);
     connect(&m_d->strokeTimeoutTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(finishStroke()));
     connect(&m_d->airbrushingTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(doAirbrushing()));
-    connect(&m_d->stabilizerPollTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(stabilizerPollAndPaint()));
 
     m_d->stabilizerDelayedPaintHelper.setPaintLineCallback(
                 [this](const KisPaintInformation &pi1, const KisPaintInformation &pi2) {
@@ -678,8 +678,7 @@
     // Poll and draw regularly
     KisConfig cfg;
     int stabilizerSampleSize = cfg.stabilizerSampleSize();
-    m_d->stabilizerPollTimer.setInterval(stabilizerSampleSize);
-    m_d->stabilizerPollTimer.start();
+    m_d->stabilizerPollTimer.start(stabilizerSampleSize, Qt::PreciseTimer, this);
 
     int delayedPaintInterval = cfg.stabilizerDelayedPaintInterval();
     if (delayedPaintInterval < stabilizerSampleSize) {
@@ -976,3 +975,9 @@
    m_d->canvasMirroredH = mirrored;
 }
 
+void KisToolFreehandHelper::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->timerId() == m_d->stabilizerPollTimer.timerId()) {
+        stabilizerPollAndPaint();
+    }
+}