diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerexternaldependencies.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerexternaldependencies.cpp
index 107d021d64f..d1eaae8d7e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerexternaldependencies.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerexternaldependencies.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ QStringList ExternalDependencies::modulePaths() const
 
         for (const QString &modulePath : qmlBuildSystem->customImportPaths())
             modulePaths.append(project->projectDirectory().pathAppended(modulePath).toString());
+
+        return modulePaths;
     }
 
     return {};