diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp
index a968799ae5e..489da8c6ea8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ KitNode *KitModel::kitNode(const QModelIndex &index)
 QModelIndex KitModel::indexOf(Kit *k) const
 {
     KitNode *n = findWorkingCopy(k);
-    return indexFromItem(n);
+    return n ? indexFromItem(n) : QModelIndex();
 }
 
 void KitModel::setDefaultKit(const QModelIndex &index)