diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
index 4f1107289406a224089dde5b21005504a21ba324..b529db36a99ec24b649fdac6157d03aa5b19adeb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ bool QmlProject::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
     refresh(Everything);
     // FIXME workaround to guarantee that run/debug actions are enabled if a valid file exists
     QmlProjectRunConfiguration *runConfig = static_cast<QmlProjectRunConfiguration*>(activeTarget()->activeRunConfiguration());
-    runConfig->changeCurrentFile(0);
+    if (runConfig)
+        runConfig->changeCurrentFile(0);
 
     return true;
 }