diff --git a/private/runnerjobs.cpp b/private/runnerjobs.cpp
index deb4c48dc..07862ca56 100644
--- a/private/runnerjobs.cpp
+++ b/private/runnerjobs.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void DelayedJobCleaner::jobDone(ThreadWeaver::Job *job)
     }
 
     m_jobs.remove(runJob);
-    delete runJob;
+    runJob->deleteLater();
 
     if (m_jobs.isEmpty()) {
         deleteLater();
diff --git a/runnermanager.cpp b/runnermanager.cpp
index fd564d03d..a5a800608 100644
--- a/runnermanager.cpp
+++ b/runnermanager.cpp
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ public:
         if (deferredRun.isEnabled() && runJob->runner() == deferredRun.runner()) {
             //kDebug() << "job actually done, running now **************";
             QueryMatch tmpRun = deferredRun;
-            deferredRun = QueryMatch(0);	  
+            deferredRun = QueryMatch(0);
             tmpRun.run(context);
         }
 
         searchJobs.remove(runJob);
         oldSearchJobs.remove(runJob);
-        delete runJob;
+        runJob->deleteLater();
 
         if (searchJobs.isEmpty() && context.matches().isEmpty()) {
             // we finished our run, and there are no valid matches, and so no