diff --git a/src/qcam/qt_event_dispatcher.cpp b/src/qcam/qt_event_dispatcher.cpp
index 43588ef081a3f633..d7d1fed290851e6e 100644
--- a/src/qcam/qt_event_dispatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/qcam/qt_event_dispatcher.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ void QtEventDispatcher::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event)
 	Timer *timer = it->second;
 
 	timer->stop();
+	timer->timeout.emit(timer);
 }
 
 void QtEventDispatcher::processEvents()