diff --git a/gestures.cc b/gestures.cc
index 6b807e66..c0c07b73 100644
--- a/gestures.cc
+++ b/gestures.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ QSwipeGesture::SwipeDirection getVerticalDirection( qreal angle )
   return QSwipeGesture::NoDirection;
 }
 
-GDPinchGesture::GDPinchGesture() :
+GDPinchGesture::GDPinchGesture( QObject * parent ) :
+QGesture( parent ),
 isNewSequence( true )
 {
 }
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ QGesture * GDPinchGestureRecognizer::create( QObject * pTarget )
   if ( pTarget && pTarget->isWidgetType()) {
     static_cast< QWidget * >( pTarget )->setAttribute( Qt::WA_AcceptTouchEvents );
   }
-  QGesture *pGesture = new GDPinchGesture;
+  QGesture *pGesture = new GDPinchGesture( pTarget );
   return pGesture;
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@ QGestureRecognizer::Result GDPinchGestureRecognizer::recognize( QGesture * state
 }
 
 
-GDSwipeGesture::GDSwipeGesture() :
+GDSwipeGesture::GDSwipeGesture( QObject * parent ) :
+QGesture( parent ),
 vertDirection( QSwipeGesture::NoDirection ),
 horizDirection( QSwipeGesture::NoDirection ),
 started( false )
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ QGesture * GDSwipeGestureRecognizer::create( QObject * pTarget )
   if ( pTarget && pTarget->isWidgetType() ) {
     static_cast< QWidget * >( pTarget )->setAttribute( Qt::WA_AcceptTouchEvents );
   }
-  QGesture *pGesture = new GDSwipeGesture;
+  QGesture *pGesture = new GDSwipeGesture( pTarget );
   return pGesture;
 }
 
diff --git a/gestures.hh b/gestures.hh
index fa57fa23..35011618 100644
--- a/gestures.hh
+++ b/gestures.hh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class GDPinchGestureRecognizer;
 class GDPinchGesture : public QGesture
 {
 public:
-  GDPinchGesture();
+  GDPinchGesture( QObject * parent );
 
   bool isScaleChanged() const
   { return scaleChanged; }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class GDSwipeGestureRecognizer;
 class GDSwipeGesture : public QGesture
 {
 public:
-  GDSwipeGesture();
+  GDSwipeGesture( QObject * parent );
   QSwipeGesture::SwipeDirection getHorizDirection() const
   { return horizDirection; }
   QSwipeGesture::SwipeDirection getVertDirection() const
diff --git a/mainwindow.cc b/mainwindow.cc
index ea3ecc1d..ce0c9956 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/mainwindow.cc
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(4, 6, 0)
   ui.centralWidget->ungrabGesture( Gestures::GDPinchGestureType );
   ui.centralWidget->ungrabGesture( Gestures::GDSwipeGestureType );
-  Gestures::unregisterRecognizers();
+//  Gestures::unregisterRecognizers();
 #endif
 
   // Close all tabs -- they should be destroyed before network managers