diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvcparser.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvcparser.cpp
index a19ad120078..89c59443e1b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvcparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvcparser.cpp
@@ -149,13 +149,14 @@ MsvcParser::Result MsvcParser::processCompileLine(const QString &line)
     if (match.hasMatch()) {
         QPair<FilePath, int> position = parseFileName(match.captured(1));
         const FilePath filePath = absoluteFilePath(position.first);
-        LinkSpecs linkSpecs;
-        addLinkSpecForAbsoluteFilePath(linkSpecs, filePath, position.second, match, 1);
+        LinkSpecs lineLinkSpecs;
+        addLinkSpecForAbsoluteFilePath(lineLinkSpecs, filePath, position.second, match, 1);
+        LinkSpecs detailsLinkSpecs = lineLinkSpecs;
         if (!m_lastTask.isNull() && line.contains("note: ")) {
             const int offset = std::accumulate(m_lastTask.details.cbegin(),
                     m_lastTask.details.cend(), 0,
                     [](int total, const QString &line) { return total + line.length() + 1;});
-            for (LinkSpec &ls : linkSpecs)
+            for (LinkSpec &ls : detailsLinkSpecs)
                 ls.startPos += offset;
             ++m_lines;
         } else {
@@ -165,9 +166,9 @@ MsvcParser::Result MsvcParser::processCompileLine(const QString &line)
                                      filePath, position.second);
             m_lines = 1;
         }
-        m_linkSpecs << linkSpecs;
+        m_linkSpecs << detailsLinkSpecs;
         m_lastTask.details.append(line);
-        return {Status::InProgress, linkSpecs};
+        return {Status::InProgress, lineLinkSpecs};
     }
 
     flush();