diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpplocalrenaming.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpplocalrenaming.cpp
index d14a5832f2b..fd989c782c8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpplocalrenaming.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpplocalrenaming.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ CppLocalRenaming::CppLocalRenaming(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget *editorWidget)
 void CppLocalRenaming::updateSelectionsForVariableUnderCursor(
         const QList<QTextEdit::ExtraSelection> &selections)
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!isActive(), return);
+    if (isActive())
+        return;
+
     m_selections = selections;
 }