diff --git a/src/gui/socketapi.cpp b/src/gui/socketapi.cpp
index 1ac5b2e89..722db7af1 100644
--- a/src/gui/socketapi.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/socketapi.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ SqlQuery* SocketApi::getSqlQuery( Folder *folder )
         if( db && db->openReadOnly(dbFileName) ) {
             _openDbs.insert(folder, db);
 
-            auto query = QSharedPointer<SqlQuery>::create(*db);
+            QSharedPointer<SqlQuery> query(new SqlQuery(*db));
             rc = query->prepare(sql);
 
             if( rc != SQLITE_OK ) {