diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/app.qbs b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/app.qbs
index f06fb39824b..b22af44529d 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/app.qbs
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/app.qbs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import qbs
 
-Application {
+CppApplication {
 @if "%{UseVirtualKeyboard}" == "true"
     Depends { name: "Qt"; submodules: ["quick", "virtualkeyboard"] }
 @else