diff --git a/src/controls/QskSubWindowArea.cpp b/src/controls/QskSubWindowArea.cpp
index 66648eb5..90320f81 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSubWindowArea.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSubWindowArea.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ void QskSubWindowArea::itemChange(
         {
             // the child is not fully constructed
             // and we have to delay checking for sub windows
-            QTimer::singleShot( 0, this,
-                [ this ] { qskUpdateEventFilter( this ); } );
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod( this,
+                [ this ] { qskUpdateEventFilter( this ); }, Qt::QueuedConnection );
 
             break;
         }
diff --git a/src/inputpanel/QskHunspellTextPredictor.cpp b/src/inputpanel/QskHunspellTextPredictor.cpp
index 77099176..0136380c 100644
--- a/src/inputpanel/QskHunspellTextPredictor.cpp
+++ b/src/inputpanel/QskHunspellTextPredictor.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ QskHunspellTextPredictor::QskHunspellTextPredictor(
     m_data->locale = locale;
 
     // make sure we call virtual functions:
-    QTimer::singleShot( 0, this, &QskHunspellTextPredictor::loadDictionaries );
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod( this,
+        &QskHunspellTextPredictor::loadDictionaries, Qt::QueuedConnection );
 }
 
 QskHunspellTextPredictor::~QskHunspellTextPredictor()