diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
index 6fd02fd873a..a4382a3d849 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
@@ -4817,7 +4817,7 @@ void MoveFuncDefOutside::match(const CppQuickFixInterface &interface, QuickFixOp
         }
     }
 
-    if (!funcAST)
+    if (!funcAST || !funcAST->symbol)
         return;
 
     bool isHeaderFile = false;