--- a/eric7/EricWidgets/EricApplication.py	Fri Jan 07 11:55:15 2022 +0100
+++ b/eric7/EricWidgets/EricApplication.py	Fri Jan 07 20:25:38 2022 +0100
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
                     styleSheet = f.read()
             except OSError as msg:
                 EricMessageBox.warning(
-                    self,
+                    None,
                     QCoreApplication.translate(
                         "EricApplication", "Loading Style Sheet"),
                     QCoreApplication.translate(