diff --git a/src/qt/qt_updatecheckdialog.cpp b/src/qt/qt_updatecheckdialog.cpp
index d0cb6941d..ef72af547 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_updatecheckdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_updatecheckdialog.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ UpdateCheckDialog::downloadComplete(const UpdateCheck::UpdateResult &result)
         return;
     }
 
-    const auto updateDetails = new UpdateDetails(result);
+    const auto updateDetails = new UpdateDetails(result, this);
     connect(updateDetails, &QDialog::accepted, [this] {
         accept();
     });
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_updatedetails.cpp b/src/qt/qt_updatedetails.cpp
index dceeea47c..8b0b17eff 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_updatedetails.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_updatedetails.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 
 UpdateDetails::
-UpdateDetails(const UpdateCheck::UpdateResult &updateResult, QWidget *parent) : ui(new Ui::UpdateDetails)
+UpdateDetails(const UpdateCheck::UpdateResult &updateResult, QWidget *parent) : QDialog(parent), ui(new Ui::UpdateDetails)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
     setWindowTitle("86Box Update");
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp
index 0bedfa224..0ab4fcc2e 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ VMManagerMainWindow::checkForUpdatesTriggered()
 #    ifdef RELEASE_BUILD
     updateChannel = UpdateCheck::UpdateChannel::Stable;
 #    endif
-    const auto updateCheck = new UpdateCheckDialog(updateChannel);
+    const auto updateCheck = new UpdateCheckDialog(updateChannel, this);
     updateCheck->exec();
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.hpp b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.hpp
index f0e14b395..ca7b0043d 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private slots:
     void vmmSelectionChanged(const QModelIndex &currentSelection, QProcess::ProcessState processState) const;
     void preferencesTriggered();
 #if EMU_BUILD_NUM != 0
-    static void checkForUpdatesTriggered();
+    void checkForUpdatesTriggered();
 #endif
 
     void on_actionExit_triggered();