diff --git a/src/server/qgsserverprojectparser.cpp b/src/server/qgsserverprojectparser.cpp
index c98da2c8230..3f885124f0d 100644
--- a/src/server/qgsserverprojectparser.cpp
+++ b/src/server/qgsserverprojectparser.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ QgsMapLayer* QgsServerProjectParser::createLayerFromElement( const QDomElement&
 
     if ( layer->type() == QgsMapLayer::VectorLayer )
     {
-      addValueRelationLayersForLayer( dynamic_cast<QgsVectorLayer *>( layer ) );
+      addValueRelationLayersForLayer( qobject_cast<QgsVectorLayer *>( layer ) );
     }
   }
   return layer;