diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
index ded91d5b8f6..63acc461f49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ QList<ProjectPart::Ptr> fetchProjectParts(CppTools::CppModelManager *modelManage
 
     if (projectParts.isEmpty())
         projectParts = modelManager->projectPartFromDependencies(filePath);
-    else if (projectParts.isEmpty())
+    if (projectParts.isEmpty())
         projectParts.append(modelManager->fallbackProjectPart());
 
     return projectParts;