diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/core/instances/nodeinstance.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/core/instances/nodeinstance.cpp
index bb14cbbdf2ac0512f699d0bcd6a2a74574f90185..72f4fbd605891eb05e2ca704c0b7c304063ca7ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/core/instances/nodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/core/instances/nodeinstance.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ NodeInstance NodeInstance::parent() const
 
 bool NodeInstance::hasParent() const
 {
-    return m_nodeInstance->object()->parent();
+    return m_nodeInstance->parent();
 }
 
 /*!