diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemListDialog.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemListDialog.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemListDialog.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemListDialog.qml
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
     }
 
     function delayedDestroy() {
-        var timer = Qt.createQmlObject('import QtQuick 2.0; Timer { onTriggered: itemDialog.destroy() }', itemDialog);
-        timer.interval = 0;
-        timer.start();
+        Qt.callLater(function() {
+            itemDialog.destroy();
+        });
     }
 
 
diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewDialog.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewDialog.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewDialog.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewDialog.qml
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@
     }
 
     function delayedDestroy() {
-        var timer = Qt.createQmlObject('import QtQuick 2.0; Timer { onTriggered: itemDialog.destroy() }', itemDialog);
-        timer.interval = 0;
-        timer.start();
+        Qt.callLater(function() {
+            itemDialog.destroy();
+        });
     }
 
     Component.onDestruction: {