diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsdiagnosticview.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsdiagnosticview.cpp
index 4408a597b70..769266b5e01 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsdiagnosticview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolsdiagnosticview.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ bool DiagnosticView::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
         return true;
     }
     default:
-        return QObject::eventFilter(watched, event);
+        return QAbstractItemView::eventFilter(watched, event);
     }
 }