diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
index a0dd39d0ad5..ac788c8a4b1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
@@ -792,13 +792,8 @@ clang::format::FormatStyle ClangFormatBaseIndenter::customSettingsStyle(
         return currentQtStyle(preferences);
 
     clang::format::FormatStyle currentSettingsStyle;
-    currentSettingsStyle.Language = clang::format::FormatStyle::LK_Cpp;
-    const std::error_code error = clang::format::parseConfiguration(filePath.fileContents()
-                                                                        .value_or(QByteArray())
-                                                                        .toStdString(),
-                                                                    &currentSettingsStyle);
-    QTC_ASSERT(error.value() == static_cast<int>(clang::format::ParseError::Success),
-               return currentQtStyle(preferences));
+    bool success = parseConfigurationFile(filePath, currentSettingsStyle);
+    QTC_ASSERT(success, return currentQtStyle(preferences));
 
     return currentSettingsStyle;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
index dc0d6837118..cc5b3083a09 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -305,10 +305,8 @@ std::string ClangFormatConfigWidget::readFile(const QString &path)
     file.close();
 
     clang::format::FormatStyle style;
-    style.Language = clang::format::FormatStyle::LK_Cpp;
-    const std::error_code error = clang::format::parseConfiguration(content, &style);
-    QTC_ASSERT(error.value() == static_cast<int>(clang::format::ParseError::Success),
-               return defaultStyle);
+    bool success = parseConfigurationFile(FilePath::fromString(path), style);
+    QTC_ASSERT(success, return defaultStyle);
 
     addQtcStatementMacros(style);
     std::string settings = clang::format::configurationAsText(style);
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatfile.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatfile.cpp
index 66eb58d6eaf..395b7ba53b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatfile.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatfile.cpp
@@ -33,14 +33,8 @@ ClangFormatFile::ClangFormatFile(const TextEditor::ICodeStylePreferences *prefer
         return;
     }
 
-    m_style.Language = clang::format::FormatStyle::LK_Cpp;
-    const std::error_code error = clang::format::parseConfiguration(m_filePath.fileContents()
-                                                                        .value_or(QByteArray())
-                                                                        .toStdString(),
-                                                                    &m_style);
-    if (error.value() != static_cast<int>(clang::format::ParseError::Success)) {
+    if (!parseConfigurationFile(m_filePath, m_style))
         resetStyleToQtC(preferences);
-    }
 }
 
 clang::format::FormatStyle ClangFormatFile::style() {
@@ -143,10 +137,8 @@ CppEditor::CppCodeStyleSettings ClangFormatFile::toCppCodeStyleSettings(
     auto settings = CppEditor::CppCodeStyleSettings::getProjectCodeStyle(project);
 
     FormatStyle style;
-    style.Language = clang::format::FormatStyle::LK_Cpp;
-    const std::error_code error
-        = parseConfiguration(m_filePath.fileContents().value_or(QByteArray()).toStdString(), &style);
-    QTC_ASSERT(error.value() == static_cast<int>(ParseError::Success), return settings);
+    bool success = parseConfigurationFile(m_filePath, style);
+    QTC_ASSERT(success, return settings);
 
     // Modifier offset should be opposite to indent width in order indentAccessSpecifiers
     // to be false
@@ -197,10 +189,8 @@ TextEditor::TabSettings ClangFormatFile::toTabSettings(ProjectExplorer::Project
     auto settings = CppEditor::CppCodeStyleSettings::getProjectTabSettings(project);
 
     FormatStyle style;
-    style.Language = clang::format::FormatStyle::LK_Cpp;
-    const std::error_code error
-        = parseConfiguration(m_filePath.fileContents().value_or(QByteArray()).toStdString(), &style);
-    QTC_ASSERT(error.value() == static_cast<int>(ParseError::Success), return settings);
+    bool success = parseConfigurationFile(m_filePath, style);
+    QTC_ASSERT(success, return settings);
 
     settings.m_indentSize = style.IndentWidth;
     settings.m_tabSize = style.TabWidth;
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatutils.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatutils.cpp
index 183d9c9cd4f..5022325c5d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatutils.cpp
@@ -416,4 +416,14 @@ Utils::FilePath filePathToCurrentSettings(const TextEditor::ICodeStylePreference
            / Utils::FileUtils::fileSystemFriendlyName(codeStyle->displayName())
            / QLatin1String(Constants::SETTINGS_FILE_NAME);
 }
+
+bool parseConfigurationFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, clang::format::FormatStyle &style)
+{
+    style.Language = clang::format::FormatStyle::LK_Cpp;
+    const std::error_code error
+        = parseConfiguration(filePath.fileContents().value_or(QByteArray()).toStdString(), &style);
+
+    return error.value() == static_cast<int>(ParseError::Success);
+}
+
 } // namespace ClangFormat
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatutils.h b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatutils.h
index e59046014f9..931385dc7cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatutils.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatutils.h
@@ -47,4 +47,7 @@ clang::format::FormatStyle qtcStyle();
 clang::format::FormatStyle currentQtStyle(const TextEditor::ICodeStylePreferences *codeStyle);
 
 Utils::FilePath filePathToCurrentSettings(const TextEditor::ICodeStylePreferences *codeStyle);
-}
+
+bool parseConfigurationFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, clang::format::FormatStyle &style);
+
+} // ClangFormat