diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/camerageometry.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/camerageometry.cpp
index 4260921a378..046dc486063 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/camerageometry.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/camerageometry.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,16 @@ void CameraGeometry::doUpdateGeometry()
     if (!QQuick3DObjectPrivate::get(m_camera)->spatialNode) {
         // Doing explicit viewport mapping forces cameraNode creation
         m_camera->mapToViewport({}, m_viewPortRect.width(), m_viewPortRect.height());
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+        if (!m_nodeCreationUpdateDone) {
+            // Post-node creation update is done only once to avoid infinite loop in case the node
+            // creation fails.
+            m_nodeCreationUpdateDone = true;
+            m_cameraUpdatePending = true;
+            update();
+            return;
+        }
+#endif
     }
 
     GeometryBase::doUpdateGeometry();
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/camerageometry.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/camerageometry.h
index 5b4fa66fe46..c65b0d1798e 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/camerageometry.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/editor3d/camerageometry.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ private:
     QQuick3DCamera *m_camera = nullptr;
     QRectF m_viewPortRect;
     bool m_cameraUpdatePending = false;
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+    bool m_nodeCreationUpdateDone = false;
+#endif
 };
 
 }