diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
index 86e859e62fa..bd09f2377cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Rectangle {
             view.updateTimeline();
             canvas.requestPaint();
             rangeMover.x = 1    //### hack to get view to display things immediately
+            rangeMover.x = 0
             rangeMover.opacity = 1
         }