diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index 285c22f1fd..2aa8698b1f 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@
 #if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+#include <QProcess>
+
+void ForceActivation();
 
-#include <objc/objc-runtime.h>
-#include <CoreServices/CoreServices.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace GUIUtil {
@@ -359,10 +360,7 @@ bool isObscured(QWidget *w)
 void bringToFront(QWidget* w)
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    // Force application activation on macOS. With Qt 5.4 this is required when
-    // an action in the dock menu is triggered.
-    id app = objc_msgSend((id) objc_getClass("NSApplication"), sel_registerName("sharedApplication"));
-    objc_msgSend(app, sel_registerName("activateIgnoringOtherApps:"), YES);
+    ForceActivation();
 #endif
 
     if (w) {
diff --git a/src/qt/macdockiconhandler.mm b/src/qt/macdockiconhandler.mm
index 102adce6c5..26b0245932 100644
--- a/src/qt/macdockiconhandler.mm
+++ b/src/qt/macdockiconhandler.mm
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #include "macdockiconhandler.h"
 
 #undef slots
-#include <objc/objc.h>
-#include <objc/message.h>
+#include <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+#include <objc/runtime.h>
 
 static MacDockIconHandler *s_instance = nullptr;
 
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ bool dockClickHandler(id self, SEL _cmd, ...) {
 }
 
 void setupDockClickHandler() {
-    id app = objc_msgSend((id)objc_getClass("NSApplication"), sel_registerName("sharedApplication"));
-    id delegate = objc_msgSend(app, sel_registerName("delegate"));
-    Class delClass = (Class)objc_msgSend(delegate, sel_registerName("class"));
+    Class delClass = (Class)[[[NSApplication sharedApplication] delegate] class];
     SEL shouldHandle = sel_registerName("applicationShouldHandleReopen:hasVisibleWindows:");
     class_replaceMethod(delClass, shouldHandle, (IMP)dockClickHandler, "B@:");
 }
@@ -44,3 +42,13 @@ void setupDockClickHandler() {
 {
     delete s_instance;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Force application activation on macOS. With Qt 5.5.1 this is required when
+ * an action in the Dock menu is triggered.
+ * TODO: Define a Qt version where it's no-longer necessary.
+ */
+void ForceActivation()
+{
+    [[NSApplication sharedApplication] activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
+}