diff --git a/plugins/qmlprofilerextension/qmlprofilerextension.pro b/plugins/qmlprofilerextension/qmlprofilerextension.pro
index 22ef6d6912e..e39499280a8 100644
--- a/plugins/qmlprofilerextension/qmlprofilerextension.pro
+++ b/plugins/qmlprofilerextension/qmlprofilerextension.pro
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ HEADERS += qmlprofilerextensionplugin.h \
         inputeventsmodel.h
 
 OTHER_FILES += \
-    QmlProfilerExtension.json
+    QmlProfilerExtension.json.in