diff --git a/src/qml/qmlautoreload.cpp b/src/qml/qmlautoreload.cpp
index 1011282e782..ef717223fbc 100644
--- a/src/qml/qmlautoreload.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qmlautoreload.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ void QmlAutoReload::slotFileChanged(const QString& changedFile) {
 }
 
 void QmlAutoReload::clear() {
-    m_fileWatcher.removePaths(m_fileWatcher.files());
+    const auto files = m_fileWatcher.files();
+    if (!files.isEmpty()) {
+        m_fileWatcher.removePaths(files);
+    }
 }
 
 } // namespace qml