diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolslogfilereader.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolslogfilereader.cpp
index f0885c22fc1..ecf4b8fbec1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolslogfilereader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolslogfilereader.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static bool checkFilePath(const QString &filePath, QString *errorMessage)
 QList<Diagnostic> LogFileReader::readSerialized(const QString &filePath, const QString &logFilePath,
                                                 QString *errorMessage)
 {
-    if (!checkFilePath(filePath, errorMessage))
+    if (!checkFilePath(logFilePath, errorMessage))
         return QList<Diagnostic>();
 
     ClangSerializedDiagnosticsReader reader;