diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileinprojectfinder.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileinprojectfinder.cpp
index 13092accb45b72884207acaa80f1addeeedc9f3c..d0f3b82f8c688dccb8012f33e52209a2178b598a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileinprojectfinder.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileinprojectfinder.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ QString FileInProjectFinder::findFile(const QUrl &fileUrl, bool *success) const
 
     if (originalPath.isEmpty()) {
         if (success)
-            success = false;
+            *success = false;
         return originalPath;
     }