1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/dolphinmodel.cpp b/src/dolphinmodel.cpp
index f37452c80..819b37d2a 100644
--- a/src/dolphinmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmodel.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ QVariant DolphinModel::sortRoleData(const QModelIndex& index) const
 
     case KDirModel::Type:
         if (item.isDir()) {
-            retVariant.clear(); // when sorting we want folders to be placed first
+            // when sorting we want folders to be placed first
+            retVariant = QString(); // krazy:exclude=nullstrassign
         } else {
             retVariant = item.mimeComment();
         }