diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py
index c36bbeb62641..3c2eaf1bacd3 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def prepare_data(d, init):
     cmaps = [(cmap, name) for name, cmap in sorted(cm._colormaps.items())]
     for label, mappable in labeled_mappables:
         cmap = mappable.get_cmap()
-        if cmap not in cm._colormaps.values():
+        if cmap.name not in cm._colormaps:
             cmaps = [(cmap, cmap.name), *cmaps]
         low, high = mappable.get_clim()
         mappabledata = [