diff --git a/libkdecorations/kdecoration.cpp b/libkdecorations/kdecoration.cpp
index 4e9f4f5f7f..7e0ac61686 100644
--- a/libkdecorations/kdecoration.cpp
+++ b/libkdecorations/kdecoration.cpp
@@ -54,13 +54,15 @@ inheriting KCommonDecoration and adding the new API matching KDecoration2.
 class KDecorationPrivate
 {
 public:
-    KDecorationPrivate(KDecorationBridge *b)
+    KDecorationPrivate(KDecorationBridge *b, KDecorationFactory *f)
         : bridge(b)
+        , factory(f)
         , alphaEnabled(false)
         , w()
     {
     }
     KDecorationBridge *bridge;
+    KDecorationFactory *factory;
     bool alphaEnabled;
     QScopedPointer<QWidget> w;
 };
@@ -68,8 +70,7 @@ public:
 KDecorationOptions* KDecoration::options_;
 
 KDecoration::KDecoration(KDecorationBridge* bridge, KDecorationFactory* factory)
-    :   factory_(factory),
-        d(new KDecorationPrivate(bridge))
+    :   d(new KDecorationPrivate(bridge, factory))
 {
     factory->addDecoration(this);
     connect(this, static_cast<void (KDecoration::*)(bool)>(&KDecoration::keepAboveChanged),
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ const QWidget* KDecoration::widget() const
 
 KDecorationFactory* KDecoration::factory() const
 {
-    return factory_;
+    return d->factory;
 }
 
 bool KDecoration::isOnAllDesktops() const
diff --git a/libkdecorations/kdecoration.h b/libkdecorations/kdecoration.h
index 695574a85f..5e1983c1ed 100644
--- a/libkdecorations/kdecoration.h
+++ b/libkdecorations/kdecoration.h
@@ -1156,7 +1156,6 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
     QRegion region(KDecorationDefines::Region r);
 
 private:
-    KDecorationFactory* factory_;
     friend class KDecorationOptions; // for options_
     static KDecorationOptions* options_;
     KDecorationPrivate* d;