diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/findincurrentfile.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/findincurrentfile.h
index c6010dc0e2b41738856ee2cfce8a966bb0e61c7c..202afda9307f455eb418600d9ce96d632c85fe25 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/findincurrentfile.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/findincurrentfile.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     QPointer<QWidget> m_configWidget;
-    Core::IFile *m_currentFile;
+    QPointer<Core::IFile> m_currentFile;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal