diff --git a/src/shared/proparser/qmakeglobals.h b/src/shared/proparser/qmakeglobals.h
index 11db4ff86e5..2ae75c31e8d 100644
--- a/src/shared/proparser/qmakeglobals.h
+++ b/src/shared/proparser/qmakeglobals.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public:
     bool initProperties();
 #  else
     void setProperties(const QHash<QString, QString> &props);
+    void setProperties(const QHash<ProKey, ProString> &props) { properties = props; }
 #  endif
     ProString propertyValue(const ProKey &name) const { return properties.value(name); }
 #endif