diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filesearch.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filesearch.cpp
index c576e32f973..c38d1606da3 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filesearch.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filesearch.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ void runFileSearch(QFutureInterface<FileSearchResultList> &future,
         }
 
         ++numFilesSearched;
-        if (future.isProgressUpdateNeeded()) {
+        if (future.isProgressUpdateNeeded()
+                || future.progressValue() == 0 /*workaround for regression in Qt*/) {
             if (!results.isEmpty()) {
                 future.reportResult(results);
                 results.clear();
@@ -256,7 +257,8 @@ void runFileSearchRegExp(QFutureInterface<FileSearchResultList> &future,
             ++lineNr;
         }
         ++numFilesSearched;
-        if (future.isProgressUpdateNeeded()) {
+        if (future.isProgressUpdateNeeded()
+                || future.progressValue() == 0 /*workaround for regression in Qt*/) {
             if (!results.isEmpty()) {
                 future.reportResult(results);
                 results.clear();
diff --git a/src/plugins/locator/directoryfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/locator/directoryfilter.cpp
index 2779ebae145..45d1319a653 100644
--- a/src/plugins/locator/directoryfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/locator/directoryfilter.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ void DirectoryFilter::refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
     QStringList filesFound;
     while (!future.isCanceled() && it.hasNext()) {
         filesFound << it.next();
-        if (future.isProgressUpdateNeeded()) {
+        if (future.isProgressUpdateNeeded()
+                || future.progressValue() == 0 /*workaround for regression in Qt*/) {
             future.setProgressValueAndText(it.currentProgress(),
                                            tr("%1 filter update: %n files", 0, filesFound.size()).arg(m_name));
         }