1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditor.cpp b/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditor.cpp
index a75c324ba2..346c0f4019 100644
--- a/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditor.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ bool PythonEditor::open(QString *errorString,
                         const QString &realFileName)
 {
     Core::MimeType mimeType = Core::MimeDatabase::findByFile(QFileInfo(fileName));
-    editorWidget()->setMimeType(mimeType.type());
+    baseTextDocument()->setMimeType(mimeType.type());
     return TextEditor::BaseTextEditor::open(errorString, fileName, realFileName);
 }