diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index 235da9bc3..31ed52278 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ class Quitter:
         Args:
             name: The name of the session.
         """
-        qApp.shutdown(session=name)
+        self.shutdown(session=name)
 
 
 class Application(QApplication):