diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qfileinfogatherer.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/qfileinfogatherer.cpp
index 0beca82f285..7342efbd0d4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qfileinfogatherer.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qfileinfogatherer.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void QFileInfoGatherer::watchPaths(const QStringList &paths)
 void QFileInfoGatherer::unwatchPaths(const QStringList &paths)
 {
 #if QT_CONFIG(filesystemwatcher)
-    if (m_watcher)
+    if (m_watcher && !paths.isEmpty())
         m_watcher->removePaths(paths);
 #else
     Q_UNUSED(paths);