diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/ipc.py b/qutebrowser/utils/ipc.py
index dfba2bde9..2fcdc00f4 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/ipc.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/ipc.py
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ def init_server():
     server.newConnection.connect(on_localsocket_connection)
 
 
-def on_localsocket_connection(self):
-    socket = self.server.nextPendingConnection()
+def on_localsocket_connection():
+    socket = server.nextPendingConnection()
     # FIXME timeout:
     while not socket.canReadLine():
         socket.waitForReadyRead()