diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/clientrequest.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/clientrequest.cpp
index 3125b25a72c..bb853f80e4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/clientrequest.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/clientrequest.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ bool ClientWorkspaceSymbolRequest::preStartCheck()
     if (!capability.has_value())
         return false;
     const auto boolvalue = std::get_if<bool>(&*capability);
-    if (boolvalue && !boolvalue)
+    if (boolvalue && !*boolvalue)
         return false;
 
     return true;