diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
index 0c33c377332..6392917b6c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
@@ -4310,6 +4310,8 @@ void GenerateGetterSetter::match(const CppQuickFixInterface &interface, QuickFix
                 return;
             declarator = path.at(n - i++)->asDeclarator();
         }
+        if (!declarator)
+            return;
     }
     const auto variableDecl = path.at(n - i++)->asSimpleDeclaration();
     const auto classSpecifier = path.at(n - i++)->asClassSpecifier();