1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickwindowmodule.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquickwindowmodule.cpp
index 5c66a2ef84..5278f25f21 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickwindowmodule.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickwindowmodule.cpp
@@ -100,12 +100,11 @@ void QQuickWindowQmlImpl::classBegin()
         if (e && !e->incubationController())
             e->setIncubationController(incubationController());
     }
-    Q_ASSERT(e);
     {
+        // The content item has CppOwnership policy (set in QQuickWindow). Ensure the presence of a JS
+        // wrapper so that the garbage collector can see the policy.
         QV4::ExecutionEngine *v4 = QQmlEnginePrivate::getV4Engine(e);
-        QV4::Scope scope(v4);
-        QV4::ScopedObject v(scope, QV4::QQuickRootItemMarker::create(e, this));
-        d->rootItemMarker = v;
+        QV4::QObjectWrapper::wrap(v4, d->contentItem);
     }
 }