diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.cpp b/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.cpp
index 49694d8840..e9f11b48d0 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.cpp
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.cpp
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ QQmlContext *OffscreenQuickScene::rootContext() const
 
 QQuickItem *OffscreenQuickScene::rootItem() const
 {
-    return d->quickItem.release();
+    return d->quickItem.get();
 }
 
 } // namespace KWin