diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditor.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditor.cpp
index a52c98c9105..671a34e6772 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditor.cpp
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 namespace Qnx {
 namespace Internal {
 
-BarDescriptorEditor::BarDescriptorEditor(BarDescriptorEditorWidget *editorWidget)
+BarDescriptorEditor::BarDescriptorEditor()
 {
+    BarDescriptorEditorWidget *editorWidget = new BarDescriptorEditorWidget(this);
     setWidget(editorWidget);
-
     m_file = new BarDescriptorDocument(editorWidget);
+    connect(editorWidget, SIGNAL(changed()), m_file, SIGNAL(changed()));
 
     m_toolBar = new QToolBar(editorWidget);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditor.h b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditor.h
index abe319d88bb..ce235885e20 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditor.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
         Source
     };
 
-    explicit BarDescriptorEditor(BarDescriptorEditorWidget *editorWidget);
+    BarDescriptorEditor();
 
     bool open(QString *errorString, const QString &fileName, const QString &realFileName);
     Core::IDocument *document();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorfactory.cpp
index 529b6272c3b..2bf90396f96 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorfactory.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "bardescriptoreditorfactory.h"
 
 #include "qnxconstants.h"
+#include "bardescriptoreditor.h"
 #include "bardescriptoreditorwidget.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
@@ -67,6 +68,6 @@ BarDescriptorEditorFactory::BarDescriptorEditorFactory(QObject *parent)
 
 Core::IEditor *BarDescriptorEditorFactory::createEditor()
 {
-    BarDescriptorEditorWidget *editorWidget = new BarDescriptorEditorWidget();
-    return editorWidget->editor();
+    BarDescriptorEditor *editor = new BarDescriptorEditor();
+    return editor;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorwidget.cpp
index 88b51ed128c..8a00efa22aa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorwidget.cpp
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 using namespace Qnx;
 using namespace Qnx::Internal;
 
-BarDescriptorEditorWidget::BarDescriptorEditorWidget(QWidget *parent)
+BarDescriptorEditorWidget::BarDescriptorEditorWidget(BarDescriptorEditor *editor, QWidget *parent)
     : QStackedWidget(parent)
-    , m_editor(0)
+    , m_editor(editor)
     , m_dirty(false)
 {
     Core::IContext *myContext = new Core::IContext(this);
@@ -170,11 +170,6 @@ void BarDescriptorEditorWidget::initPanelSize(ProjectExplorer::PanelsWidget *pan
 
 Core::IEditor *BarDescriptorEditorWidget::editor() const
 {
-    if (!m_editor) {
-        m_editor = const_cast<BarDescriptorEditorWidget *>(this)->createEditor();
-        connect(this, SIGNAL(changed()), m_editor->document(), SIGNAL(changed()));
-    }
-
     return m_editor;
 }
 
@@ -269,8 +264,3 @@ void BarDescriptorEditorWidget::setDirty(bool dirty)
     m_dirty = dirty;
     emit changed();
 }
-
-BarDescriptorEditor *BarDescriptorEditorWidget::createEditor()
-{
-    return new BarDescriptorEditor(this);
-}
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorwidget.h b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorwidget.h
index f20cf40bc33..256546de83e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptoreditorwidget.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class BarDescriptorEditorWidget : public QStackedWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit BarDescriptorEditorWidget(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    explicit BarDescriptorEditorWidget(BarDescriptorEditor *editor, QWidget *parent = 0);
 
     Core::IEditor *editor() const;
 
@@ -96,15 +96,13 @@ signals:
     void changed();
 
 private:
-    BarDescriptorEditor *createEditor();
-
     void initGeneralPage();
     void initApplicationPage();
     void initAssetsPage();
     void initSourcePage();
     void initPanelSize(ProjectExplorer::PanelsWidget *panelsWidget);
 
-    mutable Core::IEditor *m_editor;
+    Core::IEditor *m_editor;
 
     bool m_dirty;