diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodecompletion.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodecompletion.cpp
index 0b8e05c40a8..8864f3f3a94 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodecompletion.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcodecompletion.cpp
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ int CppCodeCompletion::startCompletionInternal(TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *edit,
     if (! thisDocument)
         return -1;
 
-    typeOfExpression.setSnapshot(m_manager->snapshot());
+    typeOfExpression.setSnapshot(snapshot);
     Symbol *lastVisibleSymbol = thisDocument->findSymbolAt(line, column);
 
     if (expression.isEmpty()) {