diff --git a/src/qml/animations/qabstractanimationjob.cpp b/src/qml/animations/qabstractanimationjob.cpp
index 7a784a2b35..2a23deac9f 100644
--- a/src/qml/animations/qabstractanimationjob.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/animations/qabstractanimationjob.cpp
@@ -310,8 +310,7 @@ void QAbstractAnimationJob::setState(QAbstractAnimationJob::State newState)
     if (m_loopCount == 0)
         return;
 
-    if (!m_timer)
-        m_timer = QQmlAnimationTimer::instance();
+    m_timer = QQmlAnimationTimer::instance();
 
     State oldState = m_state;
     int oldCurrentTime = m_currentTime;