diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistheader.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistheader.cpp
index cfc2c2b72..a82af44e7 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistheader.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistheader.cpp
@@ -1,88 +1,88 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright (C) 2012 by Peter Penz <peter.penz19@gmail.com>             *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
  *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
  *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
  *                                                                         *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
  *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "kitemlistheader.h"
 #include "kitemlistview.h"
 #include "private/kitemlistheaderwidget.h"
 
 KItemListHeader::~KItemListHeader()
 {
 }
 
 void KItemListHeader::setAutomaticColumnResizing(bool automatic)
 {
     if (m_headerWidget->automaticColumnResizing() != automatic) {
         m_headerWidget->setAutomaticColumnResizing(automatic);
         if (automatic) {
             m_view->applyAutomaticColumnWidths();
             m_view->doLayout(KItemListView::NoAnimation);
         }
     }
 }
 
 bool KItemListHeader::automaticColumnResizing() const
 {
     return m_headerWidget->automaticColumnResizing();
 }
 
 void KItemListHeader::setColumnWidth(const QByteArray& role, qreal width)
 {
     if (!m_headerWidget->automaticColumnResizing()) {
         m_headerWidget->setColumnWidth(role, width);
         m_view->applyColumnWidthsFromHeader();
         m_view->doLayout(KItemListView::NoAnimation);
     }
 }
 
 qreal KItemListHeader::columnWidth(const QByteArray& role) const
 {
     return m_headerWidget->columnWidth(role);
 }
 
 void KItemListHeader::setColumnWidths(const QHash<QByteArray, qreal>& columnWidths)
 {
     if (!m_headerWidget->automaticColumnResizing()) {
         foreach (const QByteArray& role, m_view->visibleRoles()) {
             const qreal width = columnWidths.value(role);
             m_headerWidget->setColumnWidth(role, width);
         }
 
         m_view->applyColumnWidthsFromHeader();
         m_view->doLayout(KItemListView::NoAnimation);
     }
 }
 
 qreal KItemListHeader::preferredColumnWidth(const QByteArray& role) const
 {
     return m_headerWidget->preferredColumnWidth(role);
 }
 
 KItemListHeader::KItemListHeader(KItemListView* listView) :
-    QObject(listView->parent()),
+    QObject(listView),
     m_view(listView)
 {
     m_headerWidget = m_view->m_headerWidget;
     Q_ASSERT(m_headerWidget);
 
     connect(m_headerWidget, &KItemListHeaderWidget::columnWidthChanged,
             this, &KItemListHeader::columnWidthChanged);
     connect(m_headerWidget, &KItemListHeaderWidget::columnWidthChangeFinished,
             this, &KItemListHeader::columnWidthChangeFinished);
 }