diff --git a/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc b/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc
index d1d0117664d6b1a46e72094f45b402f484dd01d2..eddd7a5d460adf09f7d4b4258020013047bbe696 100644
--- a/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ QGCFlightGearLink::QGCFlightGearLink(UASInterface* mav, QString startupArguments
     _sensorHilEnabled(true),
     barometerOffsetkPa(0.0f)
 {
+    // We're doing it wrong - because the Qt folks got the API wrong:
+    // http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2010/06/17/youre-doing-it-wrong/
+    moveToThread(this);
+
     this->host = host;
     this->port = port+mav->getUASID();
     this->connectState = false;
diff --git a/src/comm/QGCJSBSimLink.cc b/src/comm/QGCJSBSimLink.cc
index c50e517e224e128dbe047b30ee0d8894f263036d..7b56249db15ede3eef6496714a20ee7a21c04791 100644
--- a/src/comm/QGCJSBSimLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/QGCJSBSimLink.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ QGCJSBSimLink::QGCJSBSimLink(UASInterface* mav, QString startupArguments, QStrin
     process(NULL),
     startupArguments(startupArguments)
 {
+    // We're doing it wrong - because the Qt folks got the API wrong:
+    // http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2010/06/17/youre-doing-it-wrong/
+    moveToThread(this);
+
     this->host = host;
     this->port = port+mav->getUASID();
     this->connectState = false;
diff --git a/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc b/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
index ef9dfd0c3f9c914e04daa163d09b1a5d080269f4..1471dce1fed2d8be846b42561956b4c8a8b8f9bd 100644
--- a/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ QGCXPlaneLink::QGCXPlaneLink(UASInterface* mav, QString remoteHost, QHostAddress
     simUpdateHz(0),
     _sensorHilEnabled(true)
 {
+    // We're doing it wrong - because the Qt folks got the API wrong:
+    // http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2010/06/17/youre-doing-it-wrong/
+    moveToThread(this);
+
     this->localHost = localHost;
     this->localPort = localPort/*+mav->getUASID()*/;
     this->connectState = false;
diff --git a/src/comm/SerialLink.cc b/src/comm/SerialLink.cc
index 58f31514091edc5d1c0dc69b5c94dfc1aad85440..395d9a9d860c0143fc36b40205b024d9e787a507 100644
--- a/src/comm/SerialLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/SerialLink.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ SerialLink::SerialLink(QString portname, int baudRate, bool hardwareFlowControl,
     m_stopp(false),
     m_reqReset(false)
 {
+    // We're doing it wrong - because the Qt folks got the API wrong:
+    // http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2010/06/17/youre-doing-it-wrong/
+    moveToThread(this);
+
     // Get the name of the current port in use.
     m_portName = portname.trimmed();
     if (m_portName == "" && getCurrentPorts().size() > 0)
diff --git a/src/comm/TCPLink.cc b/src/comm/TCPLink.cc
index 0188b549bb65377fcc5fcb056eb961c5ac030f5f..a8964db6ca2c55c84ee86b2f586e6c7705c1b5eb 100644
--- a/src/comm/TCPLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/TCPLink.cc
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ TCPLink::TCPLink(QHostAddress hostAddress, quint16 socketPort) :
     _socket(NULL),
     _socketIsConnected(false)
 {
+    // We're doing it wrong - because the Qt folks got the API wrong:
+    // http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2010/06/17/youre-doing-it-wrong/
+    moveToThread(this);
+
     _linkId = getNextLinkId();
     _resetName();
     
diff --git a/src/comm/UDPLink.cc b/src/comm/UDPLink.cc
index 101ee15fc6ba82a5c5766013d650c3982b0e49f2..10239d14d836654693773982587c1792c002a8a1 100644
--- a/src/comm/UDPLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/UDPLink.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ This file is part of the QGROUNDCONTROL project
 UDPLink::UDPLink(QHostAddress host, quint16 port) :
     socket(NULL)
 {
+    // We're doing it wrong - because the Qt folks got the API wrong:
+    // http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2010/06/17/youre-doing-it-wrong/
+    moveToThread(this);
 
     this->host = host;
     this->port = port;