diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerbindingloopsrenderpass.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerbindingloopsrenderpass.cpp
index 758f1acbcec..1bf26446b44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerbindingloopsrenderpass.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerbindingloopsrenderpass.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ Timeline::TimelineRenderPass::State *QmlProfilerBindingLoopsRenderPass::update(
     const QmlProfilerRangeModel *model = qobject_cast<const QmlProfilerRangeModel *>(
                 renderer->model());
 
+    if (!model || indexFrom < 0 || indexTo > model->count())
+        return oldState;
+
     BindingLoopsRenderPassState *state;
     if (oldState == 0) {
         state = new BindingLoopsRenderPassState;
@@ -170,12 +173,6 @@ Timeline::TimelineRenderPass::State *QmlProfilerBindingLoopsRenderPass::update(
         state = static_cast<BindingLoopsRenderPassState *>(oldState);
     }
 
-    if (!model)
-        return state;
-
-    if (indexFrom < 0 || indexTo > model->count())
-        return state;
-
     if (state->indexFrom < state->indexTo) {
         if (indexFrom < state->indexFrom) {
             for (int i = indexFrom; i < state->indexFrom;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineitemsrenderpass.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineitemsrenderpass.cpp
index 98d2ef4caf8..adf4769e7a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineitemsrenderpass.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineitemsrenderpass.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ TimelineRenderPass::State *TimelineItemsRenderPass::update(const TimelineAbstrac
                                                            qreal spacing) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(stateChanged);
+    const TimelineModel *model = renderer->model();
+    if (!model || indexFrom < 0 || indexTo > model->count())
+        return oldState;
+
     QColor selectionColor = (renderer->selectionLocked() ? QColor(96,0,255) :
                                                            QColor(Qt::blue)).lighter(130);
 
@@ -289,7 +293,7 @@ TimelineRenderPass::State *TimelineItemsRenderPass::update(const TimelineAbstrac
     else
         state = static_cast<TimelineItemsRenderPassState *>(oldState);
 
-    const TimelineModel *model = renderer->model();
+
     float selectedItem = renderer->selectedItem() == -1 ? -1 :
             model->selectionId(renderer->selectedItem());
 
@@ -306,9 +310,6 @@ TimelineRenderPass::State *TimelineItemsRenderPass::update(const TimelineAbstrac
             state->m_collapsedRows << new QSGNode;
     }
 
-    if (indexFrom < 0 || indexTo > model->count())
-        return state;
-
     if (state->indexFrom < state->indexTo) {
         if (indexFrom < state->indexFrom) {
             for (int i = indexFrom; i < state->indexFrom;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinenotesrenderpass.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinenotesrenderpass.cpp
index 0dba68828f1..004b9eb2169 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinenotesrenderpass.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinenotesrenderpass.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ TimelineRenderPass::State *TimelineNotesRenderPass::update(const TimelineAbstrac
     const TimelineNotesModel *notes = renderer->notes();
     const TimelineModel *model = renderer->model();
 
+    if (!model || !notes)
+        return oldState;
+
     TimelineNotesRenderPassState *state;
     if (oldState == 0) {
         state = new TimelineNotesRenderPassState(model->expandedRowCount());
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineselectionrenderpass.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineselectionrenderpass.cpp
index eb5cdb5b040..6fbe69d3012 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineselectionrenderpass.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineselectionrenderpass.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ TimelineRenderPass::State *TimelineSelectionRenderPass::update(
 {
     Q_UNUSED(stateChanged);
 
+    const TimelineModel *model = renderer->model();
+    if (!model)
+        return oldState;
+
     TimelineSelectionRenderPassState *state;
 
     if (oldState == 0) {
@@ -71,7 +75,6 @@ TimelineRenderPass::State *TimelineSelectionRenderPass::update(
         state = static_cast<TimelineSelectionRenderPassState *>(oldState);
     }
 
-    const TimelineModel *model = renderer->model();
     QSGSimpleRectNode *selectionNode = static_cast<QSGSimpleRectNode *>(model->expanded() ?
                                                                         state->m_expandedOverlay :
                                                                         state->m_collapsedOverlay);