diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolseditorsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolseditorsupport.cpp
index c33a4241b99..98e913deddd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolseditorsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolseditorsupport.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ QSharedPointer<SnapshotUpdater> CppEditorSupport::snapshotUpdater()
 {
     QSharedPointer<SnapshotUpdater> updater = m_snapshotUpdater;
     if (!updater) {
-        updater.reset(new SnapshotUpdater(fileName()));
+        updater = QSharedPointer<SnapshotUpdater>(new SnapshotUpdater(fileName()));
         m_snapshotUpdater = updater;
     }
     return updater;