diff --git a/datacontainer.cpp b/datacontainer.cpp
index 5b944cd81..225f06023 100644
--- a/datacontainer.cpp
+++ b/datacontainer.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Plasma
 
 DataContainer::DataContainer(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent),
-      d(new DataContainerPrivate)
+      d(new DataContainerPrivate(this))
 {
 }
 
@@ -251,11 +251,12 @@ void DataContainer::retrieve()
             SLOT(populateFromStoredData(KJob*)));
 }
 
-void DataContainer::populateFromStoredData(KJob *job)
+void DataContainerPrivate::populateFromStoredData(KJob *job)
 {
     if (job->error()) {
         return;
     }
+
     DataEngine::Data dataToInsert;
     ServiceJob* ret = dynamic_cast<ServiceJob*>(job);
     QHash<QString, QVariant> h = ret->result().toHash();
@@ -270,15 +271,17 @@ void DataContainer::populateFromStoredData(KJob *job)
             dataToInsert.insert(key, h[key]);
         }
     }
-    if (!(d->data.isEmpty()))
+
+    if (!(data.isEmpty()))
     {
         //Do not fill the source with old stored
         //data if it is already populated with new data.
         return;
     }
-    d->data = dataToInsert;
-    d->dirty = true;
-    checkForUpdate();
+
+    data = dataToInsert;
+    dirty = true;
+    q->checkForUpdate();
 }
 
 void DataContainer::disconnectVisualization(QObject *visualization)
diff --git a/datacontainer.h b/datacontainer.h
index 14bd9f855..73ff1c98e 100644
--- a/datacontainer.h
+++ b/datacontainer.h
@@ -253,17 +253,13 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT DataContainer : public QObject
          **/
         void checkUsage();
 
-        /**
-         * Does the work of putting the data from disk into the DataContainer
-         * after retrieve() sets it up.
-         */
-        void populateFromStoredData(KJob *job);
-
     private:
         friend class SignalRelay;
+        friend class DataContainerPrivate;
         DataContainerPrivate *const d;
 
         Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void storeJobFinished(KJob *job))
+        Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void populateFromStoredData(KJob *job))
 };
 
 } // Plasma namespace
diff --git a/private/datacontainer_p.h b/private/datacontainer_p.h
index b47951b89..7ab62b837 100644
--- a/private/datacontainer_p.h
+++ b/private/datacontainer_p.h
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ class SignalRelay;
 class DataContainerPrivate
 {
 public:
-    DataContainerPrivate()
-        : store(NULL),
+    DataContainerPrivate(DataContainer *container)
+        : q(container),
+          store(NULL),
           dirty(false),
           cached(false),
           enableStorage(false),
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@ public:
                              bool immediateUpdate);
 
     bool hasUpdates();
-    void populateFromStoredData(KJob *job);
 
     /**
      * Deletes the store member of DataContainerPrivate if 
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ public:
      */
     void storeJobFinished(KJob *job);
 
+    /**
+     * Does the work of putting the data from disk into the DataContainer
+     * after retrieve() sets it up.
+     */
+    void populateFromStoredData(KJob *job);
 
+    DataContainer *q;
     DataEngine::Data data;
     QMap<QObject *, SignalRelay *> relayObjects;
     QMap<uint, SignalRelay *> relays;