diff --git a/src/infoplugins/linux/mpris/MprisPluginPlayerAdaptor.xml b/src/infoplugins/linux/mpris/MprisPluginPlayerAdaptor.xml
index 4a7fc214b..9b179d264 100644
--- a/src/infoplugins/linux/mpris/MprisPluginPlayerAdaptor.xml
+++ b/src/infoplugins/linux/mpris/MprisPluginPlayerAdaptor.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     <property name="Rate" type="d" access="readwrite"/>
     <property name="Shuffle" type="b" access="readwrite"/>
     <property name="Metadata" type="a{sv}" access="read">
+      <annotation name="org.qtproject.QtDBus.QtTypeName" value="QVariantMap"/>
       <annotation name="com.trolltech.QtDBus.QtTypeName" value="QVariantMap"/>
     </property>
     <property name="Volume" type="d" access="readwrite"/>