diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.cpp
index b71eaf0d76d..29fd1907245 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.cpp
@@ -466,7 +466,12 @@ void IpcCommunicator::updateTranslationUnitIfNotCurrentDocument(Core::IDocument
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(document, return);
     if (Core::EditorManager::currentDocument() != document)
-        updateTranslationUnitFromCppEditorDocument(document->filePath().toString());
+        updateTranslationUnit(document);
+}
+
+void IpcCommunicator::updateTranslationUnit(Core::IDocument *document)
+{
+    updateTranslationUnitFromCppEditorDocument(document->filePath().toString());
 }
 
 void IpcCommunicator::updateUnsavedFile(Core::IDocument *document)
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.h b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.h
index 9c0a938538d..010dbee58a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ public:
     void registerProjectsParts(const QList<CppTools::ProjectPart::Ptr> projectParts);
 
     void updateTranslationUnitIfNotCurrentDocument(Core::IDocument *document);
+    void updateTranslationUnit(Core::IDocument *document);
     void updateUnsavedFile(Core::IDocument *document);
     void updateTranslationUnitFromCppEditorDocument(const QString &filePath);
     void updateUnsavedFileFromCppEditorDocument(const QString &filePath);
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangmodelmanagersupport.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangmodelmanagersupport.cpp
index 7b52269c6e0..dee58c99c4b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangmodelmanagersupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangmodelmanagersupport.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void ModelManagerSupportClang::onCppDocumentReloadFinishedOnTranslationUnit(bool
 {
     if (success) {
         Core::IDocument *document = qobject_cast<Core::IDocument *>(sender());
-        m_ipcCommunicator.updateTranslationUnitIfNotCurrentDocument(document);
+        m_ipcCommunicator.updateTranslationUnit(document);
     }
 }