diff --git a/src/qt/dash.cpp b/src/qt/dash.cpp
index 764e33192e..bd95dd9c27 100644
--- a/src/qt/dash.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/dash.cpp
@@ -195,8 +195,11 @@ void BitcoinCore::shutdown()
     }
 }
 
-BitcoinApplication::BitcoinApplication(interfaces::Node& node, int &argc, char **argv):
-    QApplication(argc, argv),
+static int qt_argc = 1;
+static const char* qt_argv = "dash-qt";
+
+BitcoinApplication::BitcoinApplication(interfaces::Node& node):
+    QApplication(qt_argc, const_cast<char **>(&qt_argv)),
     coreThread(nullptr),
     m_node(node),
     optionsModel(nullptr),
@@ -468,7 +471,7 @@ int GuiMain(int argc, char* argv[])
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
 #endif
 
-    BitcoinApplication app(*node, argc, argv);
+    BitcoinApplication app(*node);
 
     // Register meta types used for QMetaObject::invokeMethod and Qt::QueuedConnection
     qRegisterMetaType<bool*>();
diff --git a/src/qt/dash.h b/src/qt/dash.h
index 276b0e794d..b018c3a8c5 100644
--- a/src/qt/dash.h
+++ b/src/qt/dash.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class BitcoinApplication: public QApplication
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit BitcoinApplication(interfaces::Node& node, int &argc, char **argv);
+    explicit BitcoinApplication(interfaces::Node& node);
     ~BitcoinApplication();
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
diff --git a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
index 1d5fb6991e..b63121ef78 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     // Don't remove this, it's needed to access
     // QApplication:: and QCoreApplication:: in the tests
-    BitcoinApplication app(*node, argc, argv);
+    BitcoinApplication app(*node);
     app.setApplicationName("Dash-Qt-test");
 
     SSL_library_init();