diff --git a/src/widget/friendwidget.cpp b/src/widget/friendwidget.cpp
index 4adfea3c8..8a9c083bf 100644
--- a/src/widget/friendwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/friendwidget.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ FriendWidget::FriendWidget(std::shared_ptr<FriendChatroom> chatroom, bool compac
     connect(nameLabel, &CroppingLabel::editFinished, frnd, &Friend::setAlias);
     // update on changes of the displayed name
     connect(frnd, &Friend::displayedNameChanged, nameLabel, &CroppingLabel::setText);
-    connect(frnd, &Friend::displayedNameChanged, [this](const QString /* &newName */){emit friendWidgetRenamed(this);});
+    connect(frnd, &Friend::displayedNameChanged, this, [this](const QString /* &newName */){emit friendWidgetRenamed(this);});
     connect(chatroom.get(), &FriendChatroom::activeChanged, this, &FriendWidget::setActive);
     statusMessageLabel->setTextFormat(Qt::PlainText);
 }