diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljslink.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljslink.cpp
index 1d084bf395d..4becf6e011d 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljslink.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljslink.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ Import LinkPrivate::importNonFile(Document::Ptr doc, const ImportInfo &importInf
     const ComponentVersion version = importInfo.version();
 
     QString libraryPath = modulePath(packageName, version.toString(), importPaths);
-    bool importFound = importLibrary(doc, libraryPath, &import);
+    bool importFound = !libraryPath.isEmpty() && importLibrary(doc, libraryPath, &import);
 
     // if there are cpp-based types for this package, use them too
     if (valueOwner->cppQmlTypes().hasModule(packageName)) {
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsutils.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsutils.cpp
index 98deff530ac..a3ebed5081c 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsutils.cpp
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ QString QmlJS::modulePath(const QString &name, const QString &version,
                           const QStringList &importPaths)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(maybeModuleVersion(version));
+    if (importPaths.isEmpty())
+        return QString();
 
     const QStringList parts = name.split(QLatin1Char('.'), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
     auto mkpath = [] (const QStringList &xs) -> QString { return xs.join(QLatin1Char('/')); };