diff --git a/kdeui/jobs/kwidgetjobtracker.cpp b/kdeui/jobs/kwidgetjobtracker.cpp
index 7650460..ccb725a 100644
--- a/kdeui/jobs/kwidgetjobtracker.cpp
+++ b/kdeui/jobs/kwidgetjobtracker.cpp
@@ -228,9 +228,14 @@ void KWidgetJobTracker::Private::ProgressWidget::deref()
     if (!refCount) {
         if (!keepOpenChecked || !tracker->widget(job)) {
             hide();
+
             if (tracker->autoDelete(job)) {
                 deleteLater();
             }
+
+            if (keepOpenChecked) {
+                KGlobal::deref();
+            }
         } else {
             slotClean();
         }
@@ -433,9 +438,7 @@ void KWidgetJobTracker::Private::ProgressWidget::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
 
     QWidget::closeEvent(event);
 
-    if (keepOpenChecked) {
-        KGlobal::deref();
-    }
+    deref();
 }
 
 void KWidgetJobTracker::Private::ProgressWidget::init()
@@ -625,7 +628,7 @@ void KWidgetJobTracker::Private::ProgressWidget::_k_openLocation()
 
 void KWidgetJobTracker::Private::ProgressWidget::_k_pauseResumeClicked()
 {
-    if ( !suspendedProperty ) {
+    if (!suspendedProperty) {
         tracker->slotSuspend(job);
     } else {
         tracker->slotResume(job);
@@ -636,10 +639,6 @@ void KWidgetJobTracker::Private::ProgressWidget::_k_stop()
 {
     tracker->slotStop(job);
     deref();
-
-    if (keepOpenChecked) {
-        KGlobal::deref();
-    }
 }
 
 #include "kwidgetjobtracker.moc"