diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/downloader.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/downloader.cpp
index 5180a532e2..7cae238d0d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/downloader.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/downloader.cpp
@@ -122,10 +122,13 @@ void downloader::start(const std::string& url, bool follow_location, bool show_p
 			connect(m_progress_dialog, &QProgressDialog::canceled, this, [this]()
 			{
 				m_curl_abort = true;
-				close_progress_dialog();
+				m_progress_dialog = nullptr; // The progress dialog deletes itself on close
 				Q_EMIT signal_download_canceled();
 			});
-			connect(m_progress_dialog, &QProgressDialog::finished, this, &downloader::close_progress_dialog);
+			connect(m_progress_dialog, &QProgressDialog::finished, this, [this]()
+			{
+				m_progress_dialog = nullptr; // The progress dialog deletes itself on close
+			});
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/downloader.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/downloader.h
index 2975c6a76e..5a2a44fabe 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/downloader.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/downloader.h
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ public:
 	usz update_buffer(char* data, usz size);
 
 	void update_progress_dialog(const QString& title) const;
+	void close_progress_dialog();
 
 	progress_dialog* get_progress_dialog() const;
 
-public Q_SLOTS:
-	void close_progress_dialog();
-
 private Q_SLOTS:
 	void handle_buffer_update(int size, int max) const;