diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp b/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
index c49686a4d..16b2cb3bb 100644
--- a/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
@@ -739,7 +739,9 @@ void AppletQuickItem::setSwitchWidth(int width)
     }

     d->switchWidth = width;
-    d->compactRepresentationCheck();
+    if (d->qmlObject->mainComponent() && d->qmlObject->mainComponent()->status() == QQmlComponent::Ready) {
+        d->compactRepresentationCheck();
+    }
     emit switchWidthChanged(width);
 }

@@ -755,7 +757,9 @@ void AppletQuickItem::setSwitchHeight(int height)
     }

     d->switchHeight = height;
-    d->compactRepresentationCheck();
+    if (d->qmlObject->mainComponent() && d->qmlObject->mainComponent()->status() == QQmlComponent::Ready) {
+        d->compactRepresentationCheck();
+    }
     emit switchHeightChanged(height);
 }