1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlcomponent.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlcomponent.cpp
index 63305620b9..f936225066 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlcomponent.cpp
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ void QQmlComponentPrivate::fromTypeData(const QQmlRefPointer<QQmlTypeData> &data
 
 RequiredProperties &QQmlComponentPrivate::requiredProperties()
 {
+    Q_ASSERT(state.creator);
     return state.creator->requiredProperties();
 }
 
@@ -447,7 +448,9 @@ QQmlComponent::~QQmlComponent()
                 qWarning().nospace().noquote() << QLatin1String("    ") << error;
         }
 
-        d->completeCreate();
+        // we might not have the creator anymore if the engine is gone
+        if (d->state.creator)
+            d->completeCreate();
     }
 
     if (d->typeData) {