diff --git a/dolphin/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp b/dolphin/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
index 9bc288df1a..b157a01837 100644
--- a/dolphin/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
+++ b/dolphin/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ void KFileItemModelRolesUpdater::updateChangedItems()
         const int index = m_model->index(item);
 
         if (index < 0) {
+            m_changedItems.remove(item);
             continue;
         }