diff --git a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
index e74a6e42fb..e9c30ff1f2 100644
--- a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
+++ b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void Decoration::init()
     } else {
         // we need a QQuickWindow till we depend on Qt 5.4
         m_decorationWindow.reset(QWindow::fromWinId(client()->decorationId()));
-        m_view.reset(new QQuickWindow(m_decorationWindow.data()));
+        m_view = new QQuickWindow(m_decorationWindow.data());
         m_view->setFlags(Qt::WindowDoesNotAcceptFocus | Qt::WindowTransparentForInput);
         m_view->setColor(Qt::transparent);
         connect(m_view.data(), &QQuickWindow::beforeRendering, [this]() {
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ void Decoration::init()
             m_view->lower();
             m_view->update();
         };
-        connect(m_item, &QQuickItem::widthChanged, this, resizeWindow);
-        connect(m_item, &QQuickItem::heightChanged, this, resizeWindow);
+        connect(client().data(), &KDecoration2::DecoratedClient::widthChanged, this, resizeWindow);
+        connect(client().data(), &KDecoration2::DecoratedClient::heightChanged, this, resizeWindow);
         resizeWindow();
     }
 }
diff --git a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
index ce513a98f3..8a81e06b1e 100644
--- a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
+++ b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ private:
     QScopedPointer<QOpenGLFramebufferObject> m_fbo;
     QImage m_buffer;
     QScopedPointer<QWindow> m_decorationWindow;
-    QScopedPointer<QQuickWindow> m_view;
+    QPointer<QQuickWindow> m_view;
     QQuickItem *m_item;
     KWin::Borders *m_borders;
     KWin::Borders *m_maximizedBorders;