diff --git a/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsimporter.cpp b/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsimporter.cpp
index 94fcdc460c..73d7637d79 100644
--- a/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/qmlcompiler/qqmljsimporter.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void QQmlJSImporter::processImport(
 
     for (auto it = import.objects.begin(); it != import.objects.end(); ++it) {
         const auto &val = it.value();
-        if (!val->isComposite()) // Otherwise we have already done it in localFile2ScopeTree()
+        if (val->baseType().isNull()) // Otherwise we have already done it in localFile2ScopeTree()
             val->resolveTypes(types->cppNames);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qmllint/data/OldQmltypes/plugins.qmltypes b/tests/auto/qml/qmllint/data/OldQmltypes/plugins.qmltypes
index 71a515d8c5..298eeefff0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/qmllint/data/OldQmltypes/plugins.qmltypes
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qmllint/data/OldQmltypes/plugins.qmltypes
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ Module {
         prototype: "QQuickItem"
         exports: ["OldQmltypes/Frame 1.0"]
         exportMetaObjectRevisions: [0]
+        isComposite: true
     }
 }