diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h
index 652267361a0..26c569a1c94 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class QbsBuildStep : public ProjectExplorer::BuildStep
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
+    // used in DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool linkQmlDebuggingLibrary READ isQmlDebuggingEnabled)
+
 public:
     enum VariableHandling
     {