diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
index ce10540dbf6..39c20573488 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ QObject *ObjectNodeInstance::createCustomParserObject(const QString &nodeSource,
 
 QObject *ObjectNodeInstance::object() const
 {
-        if (!m_object.isNull() && !QObjectPrivate::get(m_object.data())->wasDeleted)
+        if (!m_object.isNull() && !QmlPrivateGate::objectWasDeleted(m_object.data()))
             return m_object.data();
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp
index d9b5d213cc7..2784c41a4c3 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@
 #include <QQmlComponent>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 
+#include <private/qobject_p.h>
 #include <private/qquicktransition_p.h>
 #include <private/qquickanimation_p.h>
 #include <private/qqmltimer_p.h>
+
 #include <designersupport.h>
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
@@ -515,6 +517,12 @@ void keepBindingFromGettingDeleted(QObject *object, QQmlContext *context, const
     DesignerCustomObjectData::keepBindingFromGettingDeleted(object, context, propertyName);
 }
 
+bool objectWasDeleted(QObject *object)
+{
+    return QObjectPrivate::get(object)->wasDeleted;
+}
+
+
 ComponentCompleteDisabler::ComponentCompleteDisabler()
 {
     DesignerSupport::disableComponentComplete();
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h
index 7b1dd36e7ac..6347152cb66 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ public:
 
     void doComponentCompleteRecursive(QObject *object, NodeInstanceServer *nodeInstanceServer);
 
+    bool objectWasDeleted(QObject *object);
+
 } // namespace QmlPrivateGate
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace QmlDesigner