diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
index ac5b08c1e58..96840199688 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ void DesignModeWidget::addNavigatorHistoryEntry(const QString &fileName)
     ++m_navigatorHistoryCounter;
 }
 
-QWidget *DesignModeWidget::createCenterWidget() const
+QWidget *DesignModeWidget::createCenterWidget()
 {
     QWidget *centerWidget = new QWidget;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.h
index b6ebe504099..14528cb7ae1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ private: // functions
     QmlDesigner::ModelNode nodeForPosition(int cursorPos) const;
     void setupNavigatorHistory(Core::IEditor *editor);
     void addNavigatorHistoryEntry(const QString &fileName);
+    QWidget *createCenterWidget();
 
 private: // variables
     QSplitter *m_mainSplitter;