diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.cpp
index c8688f2fba5..d1a11b4e9ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/refactoringchanges.cpp
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ RefactoringFile::RefactoringFile(const FilePath &filePath) : m_filePath(filePath
 
 bool RefactoringFile::create(const QString &contents, bool reindent, bool openInEditor)
 {
-    if (m_filePath.isEmpty() || m_filePath.exists() || m_editor)
+    if (m_filePath.isEmpty() || m_filePath.exists() || m_editor || m_document)
         return false;
 
     // Create a text document for the new file:
-    auto document = new QTextDocument;
-    QTextCursor cursor(document);
+    m_document = new QTextDocument;
+    QTextCursor cursor(m_document);
     cursor.beginEditBlock();
     cursor.insertText(contents);
 
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ bool RefactoringFile::create(const QString &contents, bool reindent, bool openIn
     TextFileFormat format;
     format.codec = EditorManager::defaultTextCodec();
     QString error;
-    bool saveOk = format.writeFile(m_filePath, document->toPlainText(), &error);
-    delete document;
+    bool saveOk = format.writeFile(m_filePath, m_document->toPlainText(), &error);
+    delete m_document;
+    m_document = nullptr;
     if (!saveOk)
         return false;