diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsinterpreter.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsinterpreter.cpp
index 63e009607b9..9448ef39b01 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsinterpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsinterpreter.cpp
@@ -1485,8 +1485,10 @@ QList<const CppComponentValue *> CppQmlTypes::createObjectsForImport(const QStri
 
         // if it already exists, skip
         const QString key = qualifiedName(package, fmo->className(), version);
-        if (m_objectsByQualifiedName.contains(key))
+        if (m_objectsByQualifiedName.contains(key)) {
+            exportedObjects.insert(key, m_objectsByQualifiedName.value(key));
             continue;
+        }
 
         ComponentVersion cppVersion;
         for (const FakeMetaObject::Export &bestExport : std::as_const(bestExports)) {