1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpppreprocessor.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpppreprocessor.cpp
index dd185a7e39..b276885001 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpppreprocessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpppreprocessor.cpp
@@ -235,10 +235,12 @@ QString CppPreprocessor::cleanPath(const QString &path)
 
 QString CppPreprocessor::resolveFile_helper(const QString &fileName, IncludeType type)
 {
-    const QFileInfo fileInfo(fileName);
-    if (isInjectedFile(fileName) || fileInfo.isAbsolute())
+    if (isInjectedFile(fileName))
         return fileName;
 
+    if (QFileInfo(fileName).isAbsolute())
+        return checkFile(fileName) ? fileName : QString();
+
     if (type == IncludeLocal && m_currentDoc) {
         const QFileInfo currentFileInfo(m_currentDoc->fileName());
         const QString path = cleanPath(currentFileInfo.absolutePath()) + fileName;