diff --git a/src/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel.cpp b/src/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel.cpp
index 18f0f6f55f7..25a80a640c4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel.cpp
@@ -3618,7 +3618,7 @@ QModelIndex QAbstractTableModel::sibling(int row, int column, const QModelIndex
 
 bool QAbstractTableModel::hasChildren(const QModelIndex &parent) const
 {
-    if (parent.model() == this || !parent.isValid())
+    if (!parent.isValid())
         return rowCount(parent) > 0 && columnCount(parent) > 0;
     return false;
 }