diff --git a/src/libs/utils/navigationtreeview.cpp b/src/libs/utils/navigationtreeview.cpp
index efabd2f2a9f019c741af4fbc8998c77074080d89..dd1c0cc48eaa18292ac0aa367abe277d9548f384 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/navigationtreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/navigationtreeview.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ void NavigationTreeView::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
     if ((event->key() == Qt::Key_Return
             || event->key() == Qt::Key_Enter)
             && event->modifiers() == 0
-            && currentIndex().isValid()) {
+            && currentIndex().isValid()
+            && state() != QAbstractItemView::EditingState) {
         emit activated(currentIndex());
         return;
     }