diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
index fe7542e8cbe..68d6c8f6fd4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ void QmlBuildSystem::generateProjectTree()
 
     auto newRoot = std::make_unique<QmlProjectNode>(project());
 
-    for (const QString &f : m_projectItem.data()->files()) {
+    for (const QString &f : m_projectItem->files()) {
         const Utils::FilePath fileName = Utils::FilePath::fromString(f);
         const FileType fileType = (fileName == projectFilePath())
                 ? FileType::Project : FileNode::fileTypeForFileName(fileName);