diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchoutputreader.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchoutputreader.cpp
index 95185c8bdfc..893b458281d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchoutputreader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchoutputreader.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "catchresult.h"
 
 #include "../autotesttr.h"
-#include "../testtreeitem.h"
 
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ TestResultPtr CatchOutputReader::createDefaultResult() const
 {
     CatchResult *result = nullptr;
     if (m_testCaseInfo.size() > 0) {
-        result = new CatchResult(id(), m_testCaseInfo.first().name);
+        result = new CatchResult(id(), m_testCaseInfo.first().name, m_sectionDepth);
         result->setDescription(m_testCaseInfo.last().name);
         result->setLine(m_testCaseInfo.last().line);
         const QString givenPath = m_testCaseInfo.last().filename;
@@ -182,9 +181,8 @@ TestResultPtr CatchOutputReader::createDefaultResult() const
             result->setFileName(constructSourceFilePath(m_buildDir, givenPath));
         }
     } else {
-        result = new CatchResult(id(), QString());
+        result = new CatchResult(id(), {}, m_sectionDepth);
     }
-    result->setSectionDepth(m_sectionDepth);
 
     return TestResultPtr(result);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchresult.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchresult.cpp
index 80b1476ebda..13b1dc8172b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchresult.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchresult.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
 
-CatchResult::CatchResult(const QString &id, const QString &name)
+CatchResult::CatchResult(const QString &id, const QString &name, int depth)
     : TestResult(id, name)
+    , m_sectionDepth(depth)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchresult.h b/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchresult.h
index bd0f58a0d15..e8c2cbd1457 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchresult.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/catch/catchresult.h
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ namespace Internal {
 class CatchResult : public TestResult
 {
 public:
-    CatchResult(const QString &id, const QString &name);
+    CatchResult(const QString &id, const QString &name, int depth);
 
     bool isDirectParentOf(const TestResult *other, bool *needsIntermediate) const override;
     const ITestTreeItem *findTestTreeItem() const override;
 
-    void setSectionDepth(int depth) { m_sectionDepth = depth; }
-    int sectionDepth() const { return m_sectionDepth; }
 private:
+    int sectionDepth() const { return m_sectionDepth; }
     int m_sectionDepth = 0;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.cpp
index bcff35c5462..6fcffe8f0cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ bool QtTestResult::isIntermediateFor(const TestResult *other) const
             && m_projectFile == qtOther->m_projectFile;
 }
 
-TestResult *QtTestResult::createIntermediateResultFor(const TestResult *other)
+TestResult *QtTestResult::createIntermediateResultFor(const TestResult *other) const
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(other, return nullptr);
     const QtTestResult *qtOther = static_cast<const QtTestResult *>(other);
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.h b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.h
index 46d75d446fe..9cd17ddce2d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestresult.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public:
 
     bool isDirectParentOf(const TestResult *other, bool *needsIntermediate) const override;
     bool isIntermediateFor(const TestResult *other) const override;
-    TestResult *createIntermediateResultFor(const TestResult *other) override;
+    TestResult *createIntermediateResultFor(const TestResult *other) const override;
     const ITestTreeItem *findTestTreeItem() const override;
 private:
     bool isTestCase() const     { return m_function.isEmpty()  && m_dataTag.isEmpty(); }
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
index 838df046695..f275669a78b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ bool TestResult::isIntermediateFor(const TestResult *other) const
     return !m_id.isEmpty() && m_id == other->m_id && m_name == other->m_name;
 }
 
-TestResult *TestResult::createIntermediateResultFor(const TestResult *other)
+TestResult *TestResult::createIntermediateResultFor(const TestResult *other) const
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(other, return nullptr);
     TestResult *intermediate = new TestResult(other->m_id, other->m_name);
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
index 5130eb20ae8..62e5d36f098 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool isDirectParentOf(const TestResult *other, bool *needsIntermediate) const;
     virtual bool isIntermediateFor(const TestResult *other) const;
-    virtual TestResult *createIntermediateResultFor(const TestResult *other);
+    virtual TestResult *createIntermediateResultFor(const TestResult *other) const;
 private:
     QString m_id;
     QString m_name;