diff --git a/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp b/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp
index aa2806e..d87d2e5 100644
--- a/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp
@@ -2453,6 +2453,16 @@ void QApplication::aboutQt()
   \sa postEvent(), notify()
 */
 
+bool QApplication::sendEvent( QObject *receiver, QEvent *event ) {
+	if ( event ) event->spont = FALSE;
+	return qApp ? qApp->notify( receiver, event ) : FALSE;
+}
+
+bool QApplication::sendSpontaneousEvent( QObject *receiver, QEvent *event ) {
+	if ( event ) event->spont = TRUE;
+	return qApp ? qApp->notify( receiver, event ) : FALSE;
+}
+
 /*!
   Sends event \a e to \a receiver: \a {receiver}->event(\a e).
   Returns the value that is returned from the receiver's event handler.
@@ -3452,18 +3462,19 @@ void QApplication::postEvent( QObject *receiver, QEvent *event )
     globalPostedEvents->append( pe );
 
 #ifdef QT_THREAD_SUPPORT
-    if ( event->type() == QEvent::MetaCall ) {
-	// Wake up the receiver thread event loop
-	QThread* thread = receiver->contextThreadObject();
-	if (thread) {
-		if (thread->d) {
-			if (thread->d->eventLoop) {
-				thread->d->eventLoop->wakeUp();
-			}
+     // Wake up the receiver thread event loop
+     QThread* thread = receiver->contextThreadObject();
+     if (thread) {
+	if (thread->d) {
+		if (thread->d->eventLoop) {
+			thread->d->eventLoop->wakeUp();
+			return;
 		}
 	}
+     }
+     if ( event->type() == QEvent::MetaCall ) {
 	return;
-    }
+     }
 #endif
 
     if (currentEventLoop()) {
diff --git a/src/kernel/qapplication.h b/src/kernel/qapplication.h
index de65e39..dca2138 100644
--- a/src/kernel/qapplication.h
+++ b/src/kernel/qapplication.h
@@ -539,12 +539,6 @@ inline QSize QApplication::globalStrut()
     return app_strut;
 }
 
-inline bool QApplication::sendEvent( QObject *receiver, QEvent *event )
-{  if ( event ) event->spont = FALSE; return qApp ? qApp->notify( receiver, event ) : FALSE; }
-
-inline bool QApplication::sendSpontaneousEvent( QObject *receiver, QEvent *event )
-{ if ( event ) event->spont = TRUE; return qApp ? qApp->notify( receiver, event ) : FALSE; }
-
 #ifdef QT_NO_TRANSLATION
 // Simple versions
 inline QString QApplication::translate( const char *, const char *sourceText,