diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangrefactoringengine.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangrefactoringengine.cpp
index ff082e0a7a3..d639e276673 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangrefactoringengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangrefactoringengine.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ void RefactoringEngine::startLocalRenaming(const CppTools::CursorInEditor &data,
         return defaultCallback();
 
     QObject::connect(&m_watcher, &FutureCursorWatcher::finished, [=]() {
+        if (m_watcher.isCanceled())
+            return defaultCallback();
         const CppTools::CursorInfo info = m_watcher.result();
         if (info.useRanges.empty())
             return defaultCallback();