diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
index 0baf4319fa4..24420e968ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
@@ -1716,8 +1716,11 @@ QString NodeMetaInfo::componentFileName() const
 
 QString NodeMetaInfo::importDirectoryPath() const
 {
-    if (isValid())
-        return m_privateData->importDirectoryPath();
+    if constexpr (!useProjectStorage()) {
+        if (isValid()) {
+            return m_privateData->importDirectoryPath();
+        }
+    }
 
     return {};
 }