diff --git a/src/GAudioOutput.cc b/src/GAudioOutput.cc
index 6d1e2fff66c07660512536a694393bfc414466b4..f8c498851542ef8aa6a1b8a4d33cd54710d4e7d7 100644
--- a/src/GAudioOutput.cc
+++ b/src/GAudioOutput.cc
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ GAudioOutput::GAudioOutput(QObject *parent) :
     muted |= qgcApp()->runningUnitTests();
     
     worker->moveToThread(thread);
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(textToSpeak(QString,int)), worker, SLOT(say(QString,int)));
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(beepOnce()), worker, SLOT(beep()));
+    connect(this, &GAudioOutput::textToSpeak, worker, &QGCAudioWorker::say);
+    connect(this, &GAudioOutput::beepOnce, worker, &QGCAudioWorker::beep);
     thread->start();
 }