1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
index c2d16f3133..61effb2756 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
@@ -8933,8 +8933,8 @@ void QQuickItemPrivate::localizedTouchEvent(const QTouchEvent *event, bool isFil
                 // So hopefully if we start from one passive grabber and go up the parent chain from there,
                 // we will find any filtering parent items that exist.
                 auto handler = qmlobject_cast<QQuickPointerHandler *>(pg.first());
-                Q_ASSERT(handler);
-                pointGrabber = handler->parentItem();
+                if (handler)
+                    pointGrabber = handler->parentItem();
             }
         }