diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/stateseditor/stateslist.qml b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/stateseditor/stateslist.qml
index 4f5832274189f93f6f0d33d2b1b65fed5d17f3d2..fd3bb0b57df2246c307aba7ce91ea96f871a1d46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/stateseditor/stateslist.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/stateseditor/stateslist.qml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 }
             }
             Item {
+                id: newStateBoxLoader;
                 width:132
                 height:listViewRow.height
                 Loader {
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ Rectangle {
                     anchors.bottom:parent.bottom
                     anchors.bottomMargin:12
                     y:18
-                    id: newStateBoxLoader;
                 }
             }