diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.cpp
index 6e480ceef98..8562f7bc86a 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/container/instancecontainer.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ InstanceContainer::NodeMetaType InstanceContainer::metaType() const
 
 InstanceContainer::NodeFlags InstanceContainer::metaFlags() const
 {
-    return m_metaFlags;
+    return NodeFlags(m_metaFlags);
 }
 
 bool InstanceContainer::checkFlag(NodeFlag flag) const