1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/share/qbs/modules/protobuf/protobufbase.qbs b/share/qbs/modules/protobuf/protobufbase.qbs
index ec13eb3b5..0ac6c1949 100644
--- a/share/qbs/modules/protobuf/protobufbase.qbs
+++ b/share/qbs/modules/protobuf/protobufbase.qbs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Module {
 
     property string outputDir: product.buildDirectory + "/protobuf"
 
-    readonly property var baseValidate: {
+    property var validateFunc: {
         return function() {
             if (!File.exists(protocBinary))
                 throw "Can't find protoc binary. Please set the protocBinary property or make sure it is found in PATH";
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ Module {
         id: protocProbe
         names: ["protoc"]
     }
+
+    validate: {
+        validateFunc();
+    }
 }