diff --git a/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration.cpp b/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration.cpp
index 1793286..230f3be 100644
--- a/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ QWaylandLayerShellIntegration::QWaylandLayerShellIntegration()
 {
 }
 
+QWaylandLayerShellIntegration::~QWaylandLayerShellIntegration()
+{
+}
+
 bool QWaylandLayerShellIntegration::initialize(QtWaylandClient::QWaylandDisplay *display)
 {
     QWaylandShellIntegration::initialize(display);
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ void QWaylandLayerShellIntegration::registryLayer(void *data, struct wl_registry
     QWaylandLayerShellIntegration *shell = static_cast<QWaylandLayerShellIntegration *>(data);
 
     if (interface == zwlr_layer_shell_v1_interface.name)
-        shell->m_layerShell = new QWaylandLayerShell(registry, id, std::min(version, 4u));
+        shell->m_layerShell.reset(new QWaylandLayerShell(registry, id, std::min(version, 4u)));
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration_p.h b/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration_p.h
index 5150b22..2df4206 100644
--- a/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration_p.h
+++ b/src/qwaylandlayershellintegration_p.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class LAYERSHELLQT_EXPORT QWaylandLayerShellIntegration : public QtWaylandClient
 {
 public:
     QWaylandLayerShellIntegration();
+    ~QWaylandLayerShellIntegration() override;
 
     bool initialize(QtWaylandClient::QWaylandDisplay *display) override;
     QtWaylandClient::QWaylandShellSurface *createShellSurface(QtWaylandClient::QWaylandWindow *window) override;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ public:
 private:
     static void registryLayer(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry, uint32_t id, const QString &interface, uint32_t version);
 
-    QWaylandLayerShell *m_layerShell = nullptr;
+    QScopedPointer<QWaylandLayerShell> m_layerShell;
 };
 
 }