diff --git a/src/declarative/qml/v4/qv4compiler.cpp b/src/declarative/qml/v4/qv4compiler.cpp
index 857bceb460..31a0a1e63f 100644
--- a/src/declarative/qml/v4/qv4compiler.cpp
+++ b/src/declarative/qml/v4/qv4compiler.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,8 @@ void QV4CompilerPrivate::visitName(IR::Name *e)
         attached.output = currentReg;
         attached.reg = currentReg;
         attached.exceptionId = exceptionId(e->line, e->column);
-        Q_ASSERT(e->declarativeType->attachedPropertiesId() != -1);
+        if (e->declarativeType->attachedPropertiesId() == -1)
+            discard();
         attached.id = e->declarativeType->attachedPropertiesId();
         gen(attached);
     } break;
diff --git a/tests/auto/declarative/v4/data/qtbug_21883.qml b/tests/auto/declarative/v4/data/qtbug_21883.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a51f97c944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/declarative/v4/data/qtbug_21883.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import Qt.v4 1.0
+
+Result {
+    property Result dummy: Result
+}
diff --git a/tests/auto/declarative/v4/tst_v4.cpp b/tests/auto/declarative/v4/tst_v4.cpp
index 0b6b2c24f7..20d739f4b5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/declarative/v4/tst_v4.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/declarative/v4/tst_v4.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ private slots:
     void qtscript_data();
     void nestedObjectAccess();
     void subscriptionsInConditionalExpressions();
+    void qtbug_21883();
 
 private:
     QDeclarativeEngine engine;
@@ -239,6 +240,19 @@ void tst_v4::subscriptionsInConditionalExpressions()
     delete o;
 }
 
+// Crash test
+void tst_v4::qtbug_21883()
+{
+    QDeclarativeComponent component(&engine, TEST_FILE("qtbug_21883.qml"));
+
+    QString warning = component.url().toString() + ":4: Unable to assign null to ResultObject*";
+    QTest::ignoreMessage(QtWarningMsg, warning.toLatin1().constData());
+
+    QObject *o = component.create();
+    QVERIFY(o != 0);
+    delete o;
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_v4)
 
 #include "tst_v4.moc"