diff --git a/mobile/components/okularplugin.cpp b/mobile/components/okularplugin.cpp
index 2204bea5b..eafcef7ee 100644
--- a/mobile/components/okularplugin.cpp
+++ b/mobile/components/okularplugin.cpp
@@ -1,35 +1,42 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright 2012 by Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2,
  *   or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "okularplugin.h"
 
 #include "documentitem.h"
 #include "pageitem.h"
 #include "thumbnailitem.h"
 
 #include <QQmlEngine>
 #include <QPluginLoader>
+#include <QApplication>
 
 void OkularPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
 {
-    Q_ASSERT(QString::fromLocal8Bit(uri) == QLatin1String("org.kde.okular"));
+    if (!qobject_cast<QApplication*>(qApp)) {
+        qWarning() << "The Okular QML components require a QApplication";
+        return;
+    }
+    if (QString::fromLocal8Bit(uri) != QLatin1String("org.kde.okular")) {
+        return;
+    }
     qmlRegisterType<DocumentItem>(uri, 2, 0, "DocumentItem");
     qmlRegisterType<PageItem>(uri, 2, 0, "PageItem");
     qmlRegisterType<ThumbnailItem>(uri, 2, 0, "ThumbnailItem");
 }