diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/itemlibraryinfo.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/itemlibraryinfo.h
index 78a993e7764..4b876815e7d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/itemlibraryinfo.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/itemlibraryinfo.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public:
 
     QList<Property> properties() const;
 
-    void setType(const TypeName &typeName, int majorVersion, int minorVersion);
+    void setType(const TypeName &typeName, int majorVersion = -1, int minorVersion = -1);
     void setName(const QString &name);
     void setLibraryEntryIconPath(const QString &libraryEntryIconPath);
     void addProperty(const Property &p);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/metainforeader.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/metainforeader.cpp
index 31baa4c1930..68f093578b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/metainforeader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/metainforeader.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ MetaInfoReader::ParserSate MetaInfoReader::readTypeElement(const QString &name)
 {
     if (name == ItemLibraryEntryElementName) {
         m_currentEntry = ItemLibraryEntry();
-        m_currentEntry.setType(m_currentClassName, -1, -1);
+        m_currentEntry.setType(m_currentClassName);
         m_currentEntry.setTypeIcon(QIcon(m_currentIcon));
         return ParsingItemLibrary;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/subcomponentmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/subcomponentmanager.cpp
index ea9523a7066..ea829d5e18e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/subcomponentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/subcomponentmanager.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void SubComponentManager::registerQmlFile(const QFileInfo &fileInfo, const QStri
     if (addToLibrary) {
         // Add file components to the library
         ItemLibraryEntry itemLibraryEntry;
-        itemLibraryEntry.setType(componentName.toUtf8(), -1, -1);
+        itemLibraryEntry.setType(componentName.toUtf8());
         itemLibraryEntry.setName(baseComponentName);
         itemLibraryEntry.setCategory(QLatin1String("QML Components"));
         if (!qualifier.isEmpty()) {