diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designersettings.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designersettings.cpp
index dacadf74042..033dca27166 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designersettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designersettings.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void DesignerSettings::insert(const QHash<QByteArray, QVariant> &settingsHash)
 QVariant DesignerSettings::value(const QByteArray &key, const QVariant &defaultValue) const
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&m_mutex);
-    return m_cache.value(key);
+    return m_cache.value(key, defaultValue);
 }
 
 void DesignerSettings::restoreValue(QSettings *settings, const QByteArray &key, const QVariant &defaultValue)