diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerprojectmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerprojectmanager.cpp
index 81b8a32a083..0b8a7f46853 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerprojectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerprojectmanager.cpp
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void QmlDesignerProjectManager::fileListChanged()
 
 void QmlDesignerProjectManager::activeTargetChanged(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
 {
-    if (m_projectData)
+    if (!m_projectData)
         return;
 
     QObject::disconnect(m_projectData->activeTarget, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);