diff --git a/src/libs/utils/namevaluevalidator.h b/src/libs/utils/namevaluevalidator.h
index e1a8ae13a00..508fc78e54f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/namevaluevalidator.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/namevaluevalidator.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
     void fixup(QString &input) const override;
 
 private:
-    const QString &m_toolTipText;
+    const QString m_toolTipText;
     Utils::NameValueModel *m_model;
     QTreeView *m_view;
     QModelIndex m_index;