diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 06efc41e64f..fe1912f8e22 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -56,15 +56,14 @@ QByteArray FileReader::fetchQrc(const QString &fileName)
     return file.readAll();
 }
 
-bool FileReader::fetch(const FilePath &filePath)
+Result<> FileReader::fetch(const FilePath &filePath)
 {
     const Result<QByteArray> contents = filePath.fileContents();
-    if (!contents) {
-        m_errorString = contents.error();
-        return false;
-    }
+    if (!contents)
+        return ResultError(contents.error());
+
     m_data = *contents;
-    return true;
+    return ResultOk;
 }
 
 QByteArray FileReader::text() const
@@ -76,10 +75,11 @@ QByteArray FileReader::text() const
 
 bool FileReader::fetch(const FilePath &filePath, QString *errorString)
 {
-    if (fetch(filePath))
+    const Result<> res = fetch(filePath);
+    if (res)
         return true;
     if (errorString)
-        *errorString = m_errorString;
+        *errorString = res.error();
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 0a3daa8c656..231c3b469a5 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -143,14 +143,13 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT FileReader
 {
 public:
     static QByteArray fetchQrc(const QString &fileName); // Only for internal resources
-    bool fetch(const FilePath &filePath);
+    Result<> fetch(const FilePath &filePath);
     bool fetch(const FilePath &filePath, QString *errorString);
     const QByteArray &data() const { return m_data; }
     QByteArray text() const; // data with replaced \r\n -> \n
-    const QString &errorString() const { return m_errorString; }
+
 private:
     QByteArray m_data;
-    QString m_errorString;
 };
 
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT FileSaverBase