diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Bind.cpp b/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Bind.cpp
index 8665bfc8cf0..0bedfd04f41 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Bind.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Bind.cpp
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ bool Bind::visit(SimpleDeclarationAST *ast)
             const ExpressionAST *initializer = it->value->initializer;
             if (!initializer && declaratorId)
                 translationUnit()->error(location(declaratorId->name, ast->firstToken()), "auto-initialized variable must have an initializer");
-            else {
+            else if (initializer) {
                 unsigned startOfExpression = initializer->firstToken();
                 unsigned endOfExpression = initializer->lastToken();
                 decl->setInitializer(asStringLiteral(startOfExpression, endOfExpression));