diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
index 8b35c6f917c..d23575a8395 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ bool QmlDesignerPlugin::delayedInitialize()
             Core::ICore::appendAboutInformation(tr("Licensee: %1").arg(licensee()));
     }
 
+    MetaInfo::global();
+
     return true;
 }