diff --git a/src/private/widgets/TabBarWidget.cpp b/src/private/widgets/TabBarWidget.cpp
index 7c61fe24..65be414a 100644
--- a/src/private/widgets/TabBarWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/private/widgets/TabBarWidget.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static MyProxy *proxyStyle()
 TabBarWidget::TabBarWidget(TabWidget *parent)
     : QTabBar(parent->asWidget())
     , TabBar(this, parent)
+    , m_tabWidget(parent)
 {
     setMovable(Config::self().flags() & Config::Flag_AllowReorderTabs);
     setStyle(proxyStyle());
diff --git a/src/private/widgets/TabBarWidget_p.h b/src/private/widgets/TabBarWidget_p.h
index 13810f27..11bb49cd 100644
--- a/src/private/widgets/TabBarWidget_p.h
+++ b/src/private/widgets/TabBarWidget_p.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ protected:
     bool dragCanStart(QPoint pressPos, QPoint pos) const override;
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *) override;
     void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *e) override;
-
+private:
+    TabWidget *const m_tabWidget;
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h b/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h
index aff737b4..5250bb5d 100644
--- a/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h
+++ b/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ protected:
     void setTabBarAutoHide(bool) override;
     void detachTab(DockWidgetBase *dockWidget) override;
 
-
     DockWidgetBase *dockwidgetAt(int index) const override;
     int currentIndex() const override;