diff --git a/custom-example/src/CustomPlugin.cc b/custom-example/src/CustomPlugin.cc
index f715a4e681c9e38a02af37d5b4ab5b3368a37094..a0ba656d97a2196a69b524a3a751b1cfc2ab4b54 100644
--- a/custom-example/src/CustomPlugin.cc
+++ b/custom-example/src/CustomPlugin.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ customQuickInterfaceSingletonFactory(QQmlEngine*, QJSEngine*)
 {
     qCDebug(CustomLog) << "Creating CustomQuickInterface instance";
     CustomQuickInterface* pIFace = new CustomQuickInterface();
-    CustomPlugin* pPlug = dynamic_cast<CustomPlugin*>(qgcApp()->toolbox()->corePlugin());
+    auto* pPlug = qobject_cast<CustomPlugin*>(qgcApp()->toolbox()->corePlugin());
     if(pPlug) {
         pIFace->init();
     } else {