diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
index a599206493a..f2619070071 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/exampleslistmodel.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ ExampleSetModel::ExampleSetModel()
 
 void ExampleSetModel::recreateModel(const QtVersions &qtVersionsIn)
 {
-    beginResetModel();
     clear();
+    beginResetModel();
 
     QHash<FilePath, int> extraManifestDirs;
     for (int i = 0; i < m_extraExampleSets.size(); ++i)