diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
index 0554bff60e..d18387f512 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
@@ -954,6 +954,8 @@ void KFileItemModelRolesUpdater::updateChangedItems()
 
     QList<int> visibleChangedIndexes;
     QList<int> invisibleChangedIndexes;
+    visibleChangedIndexes.reserve(m_changedItems.size());
+    invisibleChangedIndexes.reserve(m_changedItems.size());
 
     // Iterate over a const copy because items are deleted within the loop
     const auto changedItems = m_changedItems;