diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
index 40c8b1ac48a..0d52cde553b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ private slots:
     void test_quickfix_AssignToLocalVariable_noFunctionInExpression();
     void test_quickfix_AssignToLocalVariable_noReturnClass();
     void test_quickfix_AssignToLocalVariable_noReturnFunc();
+    void test_quickfix_AssignToLocalVariable_noSignatureMatch();
 
     void test_quickfix_InsertVirtualMethods_onlyDecl();
     void test_quickfix_InsertVirtualMethods_onlyDeclWithoutVirtual();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
index 25059217b59..34b36138867 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
@@ -2026,6 +2026,23 @@ void CppEditorPlugin::test_quickfix_AssignToLocalVariable_noReturnFunc()
     data.run(&factory);
 }
 
+/// Check: No trigger for functions which does not match in signature.
+void CppEditorPlugin::test_quickfix_AssignToLocalVariable_noSignatureMatch()
+{
+    const QByteArray original =
+        "int someFunc(int);\n"
+        "\n"
+        "void f()\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    some@Func();\n"
+        "}";
+    const QByteArray expected = original + "\n";
+
+    AssignToLocalVariable factory;
+    TestCase data(original, expected);
+    data.run(&factory);
+}
+
 /// Test dialog for insert virtual functions
 class InsertVirtualMethodsDialogTest : public InsertVirtualMethodsDialog
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
index 75c387ece47..5057d843a98 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
@@ -4279,13 +4279,21 @@ void AssignToLocalVariable::match(const CppQuickFixInterface &interface, QuickFi
         TypeOfExpression typeOfExpression;
         typeOfExpression.init(interface->semanticInfo().doc, interface->snapshot(),
                               interface->context().bindings());
+
+        // If items are empty, AssignToLocalVariableOperation will fail.
+        items = typeOfExpression(file->textOf(outerAST).toUtf8(),
+                                 file->scopeAt(outerAST->firstToken()),
+                                 TypeOfExpression::Preprocess);
+        if (items.isEmpty())
+            return;
+
         if (CallAST *callAST = outerAST->asCall()) {
-            Scope *scope = file->scopeAt(callAST->base_expression->firstToken());
-            items = typeOfExpression(file->textOf(callAST->base_expression).toUtf8(), scope,
+            items = typeOfExpression(file->textOf(callAST->base_expression).toUtf8(),
+                                     file->scopeAt(callAST->base_expression->firstToken()),
                                      TypeOfExpression::Preprocess);
         } else {
-            Scope *scope = file->scopeAt(nameAST->firstToken());
-            items = typeOfExpression(file->textOf(nameAST).toUtf8(), scope,
+            items = typeOfExpression(file->textOf(nameAST).toUtf8(),
+                                     file->scopeAt(nameAST->firstToken()),
                                      TypeOfExpression::Preprocess);
         }