diff --git a/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp b/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp
index 10e25adb..83d8b6c5 100644
--- a/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/qapplication.cpp
@@ -3732,7 +3732,7 @@ void TQApplication::removePostedEvent( TQEvent *  event )
 void tqThreadTerminationHandlerRecursive( TQObject* object, TQThread* originThread, TQThread* destinationThread ) {
 #ifdef QT_THREAD_SUPPORT
 	TQThread* objectThread = object->contextThreadObject();
-	if (objectThread != destinationThread) {
+	if (objectThread && (objectThread != destinationThread)) {
 		TQThread::CleanupType cleanupType = objectThread->cleanupType();
 		if (cleanupType == TQThread::CleanupMergeObjects) {
 			object->moveToThread(destinationThread);