diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/private/speedmonitor.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/private/speedmonitor.cpp
index 49ce65f58..096f9b883 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/private/speedmonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/private/speedmonitor.cpp
@@ -27,17 +27,21 @@
  * exception statement from your version.
  */
 
-#include <QList>
 #include "speedmonitor.h"
 
+SpeedMonitor::SpeedMonitor()
+    : m_speedSamples(MAX_SAMPLES)
+{
+}
+
 void SpeedMonitor::addSample(const SpeedSample &sample)
 {
-    m_speedSamples.push_back(sample);
-    m_sum += sample;
-    if (m_speedSamples.size() > MAX_SAMPLES) {
+    if (m_speedSamples.size() >= MAX_SAMPLES) {
         m_sum -= m_speedSamples.front();
-        m_speedSamples.pop_front();
     }
+
+    m_speedSamples.push_back(sample);
+    m_sum += sample;
 }
 
 SpeedSampleAvg SpeedMonitor::average() const
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/private/speedmonitor.h b/src/base/bittorrent/private/speedmonitor.h
index 61cb33baa..4bbc90c4e 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/private/speedmonitor.h
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/private/speedmonitor.h
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@
 #ifndef SPEEDMONITOR_H
 #define SPEEDMONITOR_H
 
-template<typename T> class QList;
+#ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
+#include <boost/circular_buffer.hpp>
+#endif
+
+#include <QtGlobal>
 
 template<typename T>
 struct Sample
@@ -71,13 +75,15 @@ typedef Sample<qreal> SpeedSampleAvg;
 class SpeedMonitor
 {
 public:
+    SpeedMonitor();
+
     void addSample(const SpeedSample &sample);
     SpeedSampleAvg average() const;
     void reset();
 
 private:
     static const int MAX_SAMPLES = 30;
-    QList<SpeedSample> m_speedSamples;
+    boost::circular_buffer<SpeedSample> m_speedSamples;
     SpeedSample m_sum;
 };