diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
index c695f488b1f..9193a1ba372 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ bool NodeMetaInfo::hasProperty(Utils::SmallStringView propertyName) const
     if constexpr (useProjectStorage())
         return isValid() && bool(propertyId(*m_projectStorage, m_typeId, propertyName));
     else
-        return isValid() && m_privateData->properties().contains(propertyName);
+        return isValid() && m_privateData->properties().contains(QByteArrayView(propertyName));
 }
 
 PropertyMetaInfos NodeMetaInfo::properties() const