diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index b23e6d4adf2..6a1b85f7034 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -9690,7 +9690,7 @@ bool QgisApp::setActiveLayer( QgsMapLayer *layer )
 
 void QgisApp::reloadConnections()
 {
-  emit( connectionsChanged( ) );
+  emit connectionsChanged( );
 }