diff --git a/src/plugins/analyzerbase/analyzersettings.cpp b/src/plugins/analyzerbase/analyzersettings.cpp
index c5fd34ec4e4..fc46b711726 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analyzerbase/analyzersettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/analyzerbase/analyzersettings.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void AnalyzerGlobalSettings::registerConfig(AbstractAnalyzerSubConfig *config)
 }
 
 
-static QList<AnalyzerSubConfigFactory *> theAnalyzerSubConfigFactories()
+static QList<AnalyzerSubConfigFactory *> &theAnalyzerSubConfigFactories()
 {
     static QList<AnalyzerSubConfigFactory *> theFactories;
     return theFactories;