diff --git a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativeengine.cpp b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativeengine.cpp
index 19d4b57..06a7065 100644
--- a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativeengine.cpp
+++ b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativeengine.cpp
@@ -1031,7 +1031,9 @@ QScriptValue QDeclarativeEnginePrivate::createQmlObject(QScriptContext *ctxt, QS
     if (!component.isReady())
         return ctxt->throwError("Qt.createQmlObject(): Component is not ready");
 
-    QObject *obj = component.create(context->asQDeclarativeContext());
+    QObject *obj = component.beginCreate(context->asQDeclarativeContext());
+    QDeclarativeData::get(obj, true)->setImplicitDestructible();
+    component.completeCreate();
 
     if(component.isError()) {
         QList<QDeclarativeError> errors = component.errors();
@@ -1060,7 +1062,6 @@ QScriptValue QDeclarativeEnginePrivate::createQmlObject(QScriptContext *ctxt, QS
     if(gobj && gparent)
         gobj->setParentItem(gparent);
 
-    QDeclarativeData::get(obj, true)->setImplicitDestructible();
     return activeEnginePriv->objectClass->newQObject(obj, QMetaType::QObjectStar);
 }