diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 378d3d787..b575a0fcb 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
   m_wideGraph (new WideGraph(m_settings)),
   m_echoGraph (new EchoGraph(m_settings)),
   m_fastGraph (new FastGraph(m_settings)),
-  m_logDlg (new LogQSO (program_title (), m_settings, &m_config, this)),
+  // no parent so that it has a taskbar icon
+  m_logDlg (new LogQSO (program_title (), m_settings, &m_config, nullptr)),
   m_lastDialFreq {0},
   m_dialFreqRxWSPR {0},
   m_detector {new Detector {RX_SAMPLE_RATE, NTMAX, downSampleFactor}},