1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
index 55ba25c63f..c11bf904be 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
@@ -3827,7 +3827,12 @@ void QQuickItem::setBaselineOffset(qreal offset)
 void QQuickItem::update()
 {
     Q_D(QQuickItem);
-    Q_ASSERT(flags() & ItemHasContents);
+    if (!(flags() & ItemHasContents)) {
+#ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG
+        qWarning() << metaObject()->className() << ": Update called for a item without content";
+#endif
+        return;
+    }
     d->dirty(QQuickItemPrivate::Content);
 }