diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientcompletionassist.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientcompletionassist.cpp
index 612ad19402a..3826f151cc0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientcompletionassist.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientcompletionassist.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ QString LanguageClientCompletionItem::detail() const
 
 bool LanguageClientCompletionItem::isSnippet() const
 {
-    return m_item.insertTextFormat().value_or(CompletionItem::PlainText);
+    return m_item.insertTextFormat() == CompletionItem::Snippet;
 }
 
 bool LanguageClientCompletionItem::isValid() const