diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceclient.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceclient.h
index 39a3a929693..6e698e9aae4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceclient.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class QmlProfilerTraceClient : public QmlJsDebugClient::QDeclarativeDebugClient
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(bool recording READ isRecording WRITE setRecording NOTIFY recordingChanged)
 
+    // don't hide by signal
+    using QObject::event;
+
 public:
     QmlProfilerTraceClient(QmlJsDebugClient::QDeclarativeDebugConnection *client);