diff --git a/plasmoid/declarativeplugin/qml/PluginChecker.qml b/plasmoid/declarativeplugin/qml/PluginChecker.qml
index 8cb36835e..194b4fb6a 100644
--- a/plasmoid/declarativeplugin/qml/PluginChecker.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/declarativeplugin/qml/PluginChecker.qml
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ QtObject {
 
     property string deviceId: ""
     property string pluginName: ""
-    readonly property variant device: DeviceDbusInterfaceFactory.create(deviceId)
     property bool available: false
+    readonly property alias device: conn.target
 
-    property Connections connection: Connections {
-        target: device
+    readonly property Connections connection: Connections {
+        id: conn
+        target: DeviceDbusInterfaceFactory.create(root.deviceId)
         onPluginsChanged: pluginsChanged()
     }