diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5nodeinstanceserver.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5nodeinstanceserver.cpp
index a9dc0874138..a669aad6fc9 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5nodeinstanceserver.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5nodeinstanceserver.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ void Qt5NodeInstanceServer::resizeCanvasToRootItem()
 {
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
     m_viewData.bufferDirty = true;
-    m_viewData.contentItem->setPosition(-m_viewData.rootItem->position());
+    if (m_viewData.contentItem)
+        m_viewData.contentItem->setPosition(-m_viewData.rootItem->position());
 #endif
     quickWindow()->resize(rootNodeInstance().boundingRect().size().toSize());
 }