diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
index 290611e2e0b..ddf067c1270 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
@@ -291,8 +291,9 @@ void ItemLibraryWidget::handleAddImport(int index)
                                                + import.toImportString());
     }
 
-    m_model->changeImports({import}, {});
-    QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->currentDesignDocument()->updateSubcomponentManagerImport(import);
+    auto document = QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->currentDesignDocument();
+    document->documentModel()->changeImports({import}, {});
+    document->updateSubcomponentManagerImport(import);
 
     m_stackedWidget->setCurrentIndex(0); // switch to the Components view after import is added
     updateSearch();