diff --git a/src/nimqml/private/dotherside.nim b/src/nimqml/private/dotherside.nim
index d9721dd..96e9036 100644
--- a/src/nimqml/private/dotherside.nim
+++ b/src/nimqml/private/dotherside.nim
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ proc dos_qobject_objectName(qobject: DosQObject): cstring {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLi
 proc dos_qobject_setObjectName(qobject: DosQObject, name: cstring) {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
 proc dos_qobject_signal_emit(qobject: DosQObject, signalName: cstring, argumentsCount: cint, arguments: ptr DosQVariantArray) {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
 proc dos_qobject_delete(qobject: DosQObject) {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
+proc dos_qobject_deleteLater(qobject: DosQObject) {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
 proc dos_qobject_signal_connect(sender: DosQObject, signalName: cstring, receiver: DosQObject, slot: cstring, signalType: cint) {.cdecl, dynlib: dynLibName, importc.}
 
 # QAbstractItemModel
diff --git a/src/nimqml/private/qobject.nim b/src/nimqml/private/qobject.nim
index c076d35..02565d1 100644
--- a/src/nimqml/private/qobject.nim
+++ b/src/nimqml/private/qobject.nim
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ proc delete*(self: QObject) =
   ## Delete a QObject
   if not self.owner or self.vptr.isNil:
     return
-  dos_qobject_delete(self.vptr)
+  dos_qobject_deleteLater(self.vptr)
   self.vptr.resetToNil
 
 proc newQObject*(): QObject =