diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/Section.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/Section.qml
index 8f3878797f5..0f192f8875f 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/Section.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/Section.qml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     Connections {
-        target: modelNodeBackend ?? null
+        target: this.modelNodeBackend ?? null
         ignoreUnknownSignals: true
 
         function onSelectionChanged() {