diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/imagecachecollectors/imagecachecollector.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/imagecachecollectors/imagecachecollector.cpp
index 18ff61a1d0c..ae275b85041 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/imagecachecollectors/imagecachecollector.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/imagecachecollectors/imagecachecollector.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ void ImageCacheCollector::start(Utils::SmallStringView name,
         "generate image in standard collector");
 
     RewriterView rewriterView{m_externalDependencies, RewriterView::Amend};
+    rewriterView.setPossibleImportsEnabled(false);
     NodeInstanceView nodeInstanceView{m_connectionManager, m_externalDependencies};
     nodeInstanceView.setCaptureImageMinimumAndMaximumSize(captureImageMinimumSize,
                                                           captureImageMaximumSize);