diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/sidebar.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/sidebar.cpp
index 42069e16f02fca76aa2eb7616d640c71983c77c3..4705dc9be8d7be31541b4074baefcef049d8ecf4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/sidebar.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/sidebar.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ SideBarWidget::SideBarWidget(SideBar *sideBar, const QString &title)
     m_splitButton = new QToolButton;
     m_splitButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/splitbutton_horizontal.png"));
     m_splitButton->setToolTip(tr("Split"));
-    connect(m_splitButton, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SIGNAL(split()));
+    connect(m_splitButton, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SIGNAL(splitMe()));
 
     m_closeButton = new QToolButton;
     m_closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/closebutton.png"));