diff --git a/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreemodel.cpp b/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreemodel.cpp
index 4f6e560935d..b24a1f2e217 100644
--- a/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreemodel.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ bool QgsLayerTreeModel::setData( const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value
 
   QgsLayerTreeNode *node = index2node( index );
   if ( !node )
-    return QgsLayerTreeModel::setData( index, value, role );
+    return QAbstractItemModel::setData( index, value, role );
 
   if ( role == Qt::CheckStateRole )
   {