diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
index b5f3a848f46..cb1c238aba2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ void VcsBaseEditorWidget::setCommand(VcsCommand *command)
 
 void VcsBaseEditorWidget::setPlainText(const QString &text)
 {
-    TextEditorWidget::setPlainText(text);
+    textDocument()->setPlainText(text);
 }
 
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