diff --git a/src/core/codecs/qicucodec.cpp b/src/core/codecs/qicucodec.cpp
index b95e92064..2b1f137db 100644
--- a/src/core/codecs/qicucodec.cpp
+++ b/src/core/codecs/qicucodec.cpp
@@ -1088,9 +1088,7 @@ QTextCodec *QIcuCodec::codecForUtf(const QByteArray &text, QTextCodec *defaultCo
     if (Q_UNLIKELY(U_FAILURE(error))) {
         qWarning("QIcuCodec::codecForText: ucnv_detectUnicodeSignature() failed %s", u_errorName(error));
         return defaultCodec;
-    }
-
-    if (name) {
+    } else if (name) {
         return QTextCodec::codecForName(name);
     }