diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
index ee72f414cd7ff5fd00ec31851284cf7a755f70ba..f4532b5dac36ca1ec083e52934281d103f67e62b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ 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());
+    QmlProjectRunConfiguration *runConfig = qobject_cast<QmlProjectRunConfiguration*>(activeTarget()->activeRunConfiguration());
     if (runConfig)
         runConfig->changeCurrentFile(0);