diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp
index d26a51f0f50..3af2f214429 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ ExtensionSystem::IPlugin::ShutdownFlag QmlProfilerPlugin::aboutToShutdown()
 
 QList<QmlProfilerTimelineModel *> QmlProfilerPlugin::getModels(QmlProfilerModelManager *manager) const
 {
-    return factory->create(manager);
+    if (factory)
+        return factory->create(manager);
+    else
+        return QList<QmlProfilerTimelineModel *>();
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.h
index cd8e6fd777c..83f9af6c5d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class QmlProfilerPlugin : public ExtensionSystem::IPlugin
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.qt-project.Qt.QtCreatorPlugin" FILE "QmlProfiler.json")
 
 public:
-    QmlProfilerPlugin() {}
+    QmlProfilerPlugin() : factory(0) {}
 
     bool initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorString);
     void extensionsInitialized();