diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.cpp
index 066676b330..b5db854dd6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void game_compatibility::RequestCompatibility(bool online)
 	QNetworkReply* network_reply = m_network_access_manager->get(m_network_request);
 
 	// Show Progress
-	m_progress_dialog.reset(new progress_dialog(tr(".Please wait."), tr("Abort"), 0, 100));
+	m_progress_dialog = new progress_dialog(tr(".Please wait."), tr("Abort"), 0, 100);
 	m_progress_dialog->setWindowTitle(tr("Downloading Database"));
 	m_progress_dialog->setFixedWidth(QLabel("This is the very length of the progressbar due to hidpi reasons.").sizeHint().width());
 	m_progress_dialog->setValue(0);
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ void game_compatibility::RequestCompatibility(bool online)
 	m_progress_timer->start(500);
 
 	// Handle abort
-	connect(m_progress_dialog.get(), &QProgressDialog::canceled, network_reply, &QNetworkReply::abort);
+	connect(m_progress_dialog, &QProgressDialog::canceled, network_reply, &QNetworkReply::abort);
+	connect(m_progress_dialog, &QProgressDialog::finished, m_progress_dialog, &QProgressDialog::deleteLater);
 
 	// Handle progress
 	connect(network_reply, &QNetworkReply::downloadProgress, [&](qint64 bytesReceived, qint64 bytesTotal)
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.h
index f59f402424..0ac06271a2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.h
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ private:
 	QString m_filepath;
 	QString m_url;
 	QNetworkRequest m_network_request;
+	progress_dialog* m_progress_dialog = nullptr;
 	std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> m_xgui_settings;
 	std::unique_ptr<QTimer> m_progress_timer;
-	std::unique_ptr<progress_dialog> m_progress_dialog;
 	std::unique_ptr<QNetworkAccessManager> m_network_access_manager;
 	std::map<std::string, compat_status> m_compat_database;