diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
index c8e74c8c9ac..da5705475b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ bool ResourceFile::save()
     }
 
     const Result<> res = m_textFileFormat.writeFile(m_filePath, contents());
-    m_error_message = res.error();
+    if (!res)
+        m_error_message = res.error();
     return res.has_value();
 }