diff --git a/src/gui/folderman.cpp b/src/gui/folderman.cpp
index 06cbf0e168d1f..5c6539a0f99e9 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderman.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folderman.cpp
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ void FolderMan::slotLeaveShare(const QString &localFile, const QByteArray &folde
 void FolderMan::trayOverallStatus(const QList<Folder *> &folders,
                                   SyncResult::Status *status,
                                   bool *unresolvedConflicts,
-                                  const ProgressInfo **overallProgressInfo)
+                                  ProgressInfo **const overallProgressInfo)
 {
     *status = SyncResult::Undefined;
     *unresolvedConflicts = false;
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ void FolderMan::trayOverallStatus(const QList<Folder *> &folders,
                 }
             }
             *unresolvedConflicts = syncResult.hasUnresolvedConflicts();
-            *overallProgressInfo = &folder->syncEngine().progressInfo();
+            *overallProgressInfo = folder->syncEngine().progressInfo();
         }
     } else {
         auto errorsSeen = false;
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ void FolderMan::trayOverallStatus(const QList<Folder *> &folders,
     }
 }
 
-QString FolderMan::trayTooltipStatusString(SyncResult::Status syncStatus, bool hasUnresolvedConflicts, bool paused, const ProgressInfo *progress)
+QString FolderMan::trayTooltipStatusString(SyncResult::Status syncStatus, bool hasUnresolvedConflicts, bool paused, ProgressInfo *const progress)
 {
     QString folderMessage;
     switch (syncStatus) {
diff --git a/src/gui/folderman.h b/src/gui/folderman.h
index 0f9cb0bd84e81..f41be2fde02ad 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderman.h
+++ b/src/gui/folderman.h
@@ -137,11 +137,10 @@ class FolderMan : public QObject
     bool startFromScratch(const QString &);
 
     /// Produce text for use in the tray tooltip
-    static QString trayTooltipStatusString(SyncResult::Status syncStatus, bool hasUnresolvedConflicts, bool paused, const ProgressInfo *progress);
+    static QString trayTooltipStatusString(SyncResult::Status syncStatus, bool hasUnresolvedConflicts, bool paused, ProgressInfo *progress);
 
     /// Compute status summarizing multiple folders
-    static void
-    trayOverallStatus(const QList<Folder *> &folders, SyncResult::Status *status, bool *unresolvedConflicts, const ProgressInfo **overallProgressInfo);
+    static void trayOverallStatus(const QList<Folder *> &folders, SyncResult::Status *status, bool *unresolvedConflicts, ProgressInfo **overallProgressInfo);
 
     // Escaping of the alias which is used in QSettings AND the file
     // system, thus need to be escaped.
diff --git a/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp b/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
index cff58c1a3bc0b..ae0b210a87550 100644
--- a/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void ownCloudGui::slotComputeOverallSyncStatus()
 
     SyncResult::Status overallStatus = SyncResult::Undefined;
     bool hasUnresolvedConflicts = false;
-    const ProgressInfo *overallProgressInfo = nullptr;
+    ProgressInfo *overallProgressInfo = nullptr;
     FolderMan::trayOverallStatus(map.values(), &overallStatus, &hasUnresolvedConflicts, &overallProgressInfo);
 
 #ifdef BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void ownCloudGui::slotComputeOverallSyncStatus()
             QString folderMessage = FolderMan::trayTooltipStatusString(folder->syncResult().status(),
                                                                        folder->syncResult().hasUnresolvedConflicts(),
                                                                        folder->syncPaused(),
-                                                                       &folder->syncEngine().progressInfo());
+                                                                       folder->syncEngine().progressInfo());
             allStatusStrings += tr("%1: %2").arg(folder->shortGuiLocalPath(), folderMessage);
         }
 #ifdef BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE
diff --git a/src/libsync/syncengine.h b/src/libsync/syncengine.h
index 0d47e57cce2e9..ea9b3c21ad004 100644
--- a/src/libsync/syncengine.h
+++ b/src/libsync/syncengine.h
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ class OWNCLOUDSYNC_EXPORT SyncEngine : public QObject
     [[nodiscard]] SyncOptions syncOptions() const { return _syncOptions; }
     [[nodiscard]] bool ignoreHiddenFiles() const { return _ignore_hidden_files; }
 
-    [[nodiscard]] const ProgressInfo &progressInfo() const
+    [[nodiscard]] ProgressInfo *progressInfo() const
     {
-        return *_progressInfo;
+        return _progressInfo.get();
     }
 
     [[nodiscard]] ExcludedFiles &excludedFiles() const { return *_excludedFiles; }