diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
index 05fdcd4598b..9c290630baf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static QString getUnqualifiedName(const QString &name)
 {
     const QStringList nameComponents = name.split('.');
     if (nameComponents.size() < 2)
-        return QString();
+        return name;
     return nameComponents.last();
 }