diff --git a/src/tdepowersave.cpp b/src/tdepowersave.cpp
index 3bfdb5d..28ba46a 100644
--- a/src/tdepowersave.cpp
+++ b/src/tdepowersave.cpp
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ tdepowersave::tdepowersave( bool force_acpi_check, bool trace_func ) : KSystemTr
 	connect(autoDimm, TQT_SIGNAL(UserIsActiveAgain()), this, TQT_SLOT(do_upDimm()));
 
 	// connect to hotkeys
-	m_globalAccel = new TDEGlobalAccel( TQT_TQOBJECT(this) );
+	m_globalAccel = new TDEGlobalAccel( this );
 	m_globalAccel->insert( "Power button", i18n( "Execute configured power button action"), TQString(),
-			TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86PowerOff")), TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86PowerOff")), TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT( handlePowerButtonEvent() ) );
+			TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86PowerOff")), TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86PowerOff")), this, TQT_SLOT( handlePowerButtonEvent() ) );
 	m_globalAccel->insert( "Suspend button", i18n( "Suspend configured power button action"), TQString(),
-			TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86Suspend")), TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86Suspend")), TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT( handleSuspendButtonEvent() ) );
+			TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86Suspend")), TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86Suspend")), this, TQT_SLOT( handleSuspendButtonEvent() ) );
 	m_globalAccel->insert( "Hibernate button", i18n( "Hibernate configured power button action"), TQString(),
-			TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86Suspend")), TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86Suspend")), TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT( handleS2DiskButtonEvent() ) );
+			TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86Suspend")), TDEShortcut(TQString("XF86Suspend")), this, TQT_SLOT( handleS2DiskButtonEvent() ) );
 	m_globalAccel->readSettings();
 	m_globalAccel->updateConnections();