diff --git a/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp b/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp
index ec1b74c953..ad1226f338 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ bool FolderStatusModel::setData(const QModelIndex& index, const QVariant& value,
         }
         _dirty = true;
         emit dirtyChanged();
-        dataChanged(index, index, QVector<int>() << role);
+        emit dataChanged(index, index, QVector<int>() << role);
         return true;
     }
     return QAbstractItemModel::setData(index, value, role);
diff --git a/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.h b/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.h
index 650a4aa5e9..2d8f713c42 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.h
+++ b/src/gui/folderstatusmodel.h
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 #include <QStandardItemModel>
 #include <accountfwd.h>
 
-#ifndef Q_DECL_OVERRIDE
-#define Q_DECL_OVERRIDE
-#endif
-
 namespace OCC {
 
 class Folder;
@@ -96,6 +92,12 @@ private:
     AccountPtr _account;
     bool _dirty = false;  // If the selective sync checkboxes were changed
 
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+    //the roles argument was added in Qt5
+    void dataChanged(const QModelIndex &topLeft, const QModelIndex &bottomRight, const QVector<int> &roles = QVector<int>())
+    { emit QAbstractItemModel::dataChanged(topLeft,bottomRight); }
+#endif
+
 signals:
     void dirtyChanged();
 };
diff --git a/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
index a5bf908f7e..768995eb7e 100644
--- a/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@ void SettingsDialog::accountAdded(AccountState *s)
     _ui->stack->insertWidget(0 , accountSettings);
     _actions.insert(accountAction, accountSettings);
 
-    auto group = findChild<QActionGroup*>(QString(), Qt::FindDirectChildrenOnly);
+    auto group = findChild<QActionGroup*>(
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
+                    QString() , Qt::FindDirectChildrenOnly
+#endif
+        );
     Q_ASSERT(group);
     group->addAction(accountAction);