diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
index 91be99f9615..59ccaa99c3d 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ bool QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::loadFromCacheIfAllowed(QHttpNetworkRequest &h
 
     it = cacheHeaders.findRawHeader("content-length");
     if (it != cacheHeaders.rawHeaders.constEnd()) {
-        QIODevice *data = nc->data(httpRequest.url());
+        std::unique_ptr<QIODevice> data(nc->data(httpRequest.url()));
         if (!data || data->size() < it->second.toLongLong())
             return false; // The data is smaller than the content-length specified
     }