diff --git a/checker/src/plugincandidates.cpp b/checker/src/plugincandidates.cpp
index 2990905..8297253 100644
--- a/checker/src/plugincandidates.cpp
+++ b/checker/src/plugincandidates.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QDir>
-#include <QTime>
+#include <QElapsedTimer>
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #define PLUGIN_GLOB "*.dll"
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ PluginCandidates::runHelper(vector<string> libraries, string descriptor)
         process.write("\n", 1);
     }
 
-    QTime t;
+    QElapsedTimer t;
     t.start();
     int timeout = 15000; // ms