diff --git a/lang/qt/src/job.cpp b/lang/qt/src/job.cpp
index 5e07f787..9e01a0ea 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/job.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/job.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void QGpgME::Job::startNow()
 {
     auto d = getJobPrivate(this);
     Q_ASSERT(d && "This Job class has no JobPrivate class");
-    d->start();
+    d->startNow();
 }
 
 #define make_job_subclass_ext(x,y)                \
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/job_p.h b/lang/qt/src/job_p.h
index 43063dd1..e4397465 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/job_p.h
+++ b/lang/qt/src/job_p.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class JobPrivate
 public:
     virtual ~JobPrivate() {}
 
-    virtual void start() = 0;
+    virtual void startNow() = 0;
 };
 
 // Setter and getters for the externally stored pimpl instances of jobs
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmechangeexpiryjob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmechangeexpiryjob.cpp
index 4d928bd9..83a5b172 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmechangeexpiryjob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmechangeexpiryjob.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
     ~QGpgMEChangeExpiryJobPrivate() override = default;
 
 private:
-    void start() override
+    void startNow() override
     {
         q->run();
     }
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmedecryptverifyarchivejob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmedecryptverifyarchivejob.cpp
index 68c97f87..e47ca5e6 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmedecryptverifyarchivejob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmedecryptverifyarchivejob.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
     ~QGpgMEDecryptVerifyArchiveJobPrivate() override = default;
 
 private:
-    void start() override
+    void startNow() override
     {
         q->run();
     }
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptarchivejob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptarchivejob.cpp
index 3dc5b433..2a7855c3 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptarchivejob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptarchivejob.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public:
     ~QGpgMEEncryptArchiveJobPrivate() override = default;
 
 private:
-    void start() override
+    void startNow() override
     {
         q->run();
     }
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptjob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptjob.cpp
index dffd3acb..8ad9cc2c 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptjob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeencryptjob.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
     ~QGpgMEEncryptJobPrivate() override = default;
 
 private:
-    void start() override
+    void startNow() override
     {
         q->run();
     }
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeimportjob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeimportjob.cpp
index 9f09ca7c..239cb84c 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeimportjob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmeimportjob.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
     ~QGpgMEImportJobPrivate() override = default;
 
 private:
-    void start() override
+    void startNow() override
     {
         q->run();
     }
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmelistallkeysjob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmelistallkeysjob.cpp
index 78ffaded..bc6ea0d7 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmelistallkeysjob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmelistallkeysjob.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
     ~QGpgMEListAllKeysJobPrivate() override = default;
 
 private:
-    void start() override
+    void startNow() override
     {
         q->run();
     }
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignarchivejob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignarchivejob.cpp
index cd569f31..59614916 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignarchivejob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignarchivejob.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public:
     ~QGpgMESignArchiveJobPrivate() override = default;
 
 private:
-    void start() override
+    void startNow() override
     {
         q->run();
     }
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptarchivejob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptarchivejob.cpp
index c5e00ef0..e7f5f30f 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptarchivejob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptarchivejob.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
     ~QGpgMESignEncryptArchiveJobPrivate() override = default;
 
 private:
-    void start() override
+    void startNow() override
     {
         q->run();
     }
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptjob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptjob.cpp
index e752c0bc..6a62ee86 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptjob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmesignencryptjob.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
     ~QGpgMESignEncryptJobPrivate() override = default;
 
 private:
-    void start() override
+    void startNow() override
     {
         q->run();
     }