diff --git a/src/plugins/cvs/cvsplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cvs/cvsplugin.cpp
index 849e252d5ae..c0c0b867ad1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cvs/cvsplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cvs/cvsplugin.cpp
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ void CvsPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
 CvsPluginPrivate::CvsPluginPrivate()
 {
     using namespace Core::Constants;
+    dd = this;
 
     Context context(CVS_CONTEXT);