diff --git a/kcron/src/tasksWidget.cpp b/kcron/src/tasksWidget.cpp
index 5a60a05a..7ac94643 100644
--- a/kcron/src/tasksWidget.cpp
+++ b/kcron/src/tasksWidget.cpp
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ void TasksWidget::runTaskNow() const {
 	parameters << QLatin1String( "-e" ) << QLatin1String( "bash" ) << QLatin1String( "-c" );
 	parameters << commandList.join(QLatin1String( ";" ));
 
-	QProcess process;
-	process.startDetached(QLatin1String( "konsole" ), parameters);
+	QProcess::startDetached(QLatin1String( "konsole" ), parameters);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/kget/plasma/applet/common/kgetappletutils.cpp b/kget/plasma/applet/common/kgetappletutils.cpp
index 85b3f397..8512bc3d 100644
--- a/kget/plasma/applet/common/kgetappletutils.cpp
+++ b/kget/plasma/applet/common/kgetappletutils.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ ErrorWidget::~ErrorWidget()
 
 void ErrorWidget::launchKGet()
 {
-    QProcess kgetProcess;
-    kgetProcess.startDetached("kget");
+    QProcess::startDetached("kget");
     checkKGetStatus();
 }