diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index a633f503a71..f0f537080e5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ void QObject::setObjectName(const QString &name)
     Q_D(QObject);
     if (d->objectName != name) {
         d->objectName = name;
-        if (d->declarativeData)
+        if (d->declarativeData && d->declarativeData->objectNameChanged)
             d->declarativeData->objectNameChanged(d->declarativeData, this);
         emit objectNameChanged(d->objectName);
     }