diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
index bb9c13a0e31..63294a324e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ TestResultItem *TestResultModel::findParentItemFor(const TestResultItem *item,
     const TestResult *result = item->testResult();
     const QString &name = result->name();
 
-    if (root == nullptr) {
+    if (root == nullptr && !name.isEmpty()) {
         for (int row = rootItem()->childCount() - 1; row >= 0; --row) {
             TestResultItem *tmp = static_cast<TestResultItem *>(rootItem()->childAt(row));
             if (tmp->testResult()->name() == name) {