diff --git a/src/plugins/designer/qtcreatorintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/designer/qtcreatorintegration.cpp
index e4bbc1f1a42..f4d6cb4b9be 100644
--- a/src/plugins/designer/qtcreatorintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/designer/qtcreatorintegration.cpp
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ bool QtCreatorIntegration::navigateToSlot(const QString &objectName,
     } else {
         const Utils::FilePath configFileName =
                 Utils::FilePath::fromString(CppTools::CppModelManager::configurationFileName());
-        const CppTools::WorkingCopy::Table &elements =
+        const CppTools::WorkingCopy::Table elements =
                 CppTools::CppModelManager::instance()->workingCopy().elements();
         for (auto it = elements.cbegin(), end = elements.cend(); it != end; ++it) {
             const Utils::FilePath &fileName = it.key();