diff --git a/gwenview/lib/imagemetainfomodel.cpp b/gwenview/lib/imagemetainfomodel.cpp
index e54cf0de..1654142c 100644
--- a/gwenview/lib/imagemetainfomodel.cpp
+++ b/gwenview/lib/imagemetainfomodel.cpp
@@ -272,12 +272,11 @@ void ImageMetaInfoModel::setUrl(const KUrl& url)
     d->setGroupEntryValue(GeneralGroup, "General.Size", sizeString);
     d->setGroupEntryValue(GeneralGroup, "General.Time", item.timeString());
 
-    KExiv2 kexiv2(url.path());
-    const KExiv2PropertyList kexiv2metadata = kexiv2.metadata();
+    const KExiv2 kexiv2(url.path());
     KExiv2PropertyList exifprops;
     KExiv2PropertyList iptcprops;
     KExiv2PropertyList xmpprops;
-    foreach (const KExiv2Property &kexiv2property, kexiv2metadata) {
+    foreach (const KExiv2Property &kexiv2property, kexiv2.metadata()) {
         if (kexiv2property.name.startsWith("Exif.")) {
             exifprops.append(kexiv2property);
         } else if (kexiv2property.name.startsWith("Xmp.")) {
diff --git a/gwenview/lib/timeutils.cpp b/gwenview/lib/timeutils.cpp
index acf04c12..dd730456 100644
--- a/gwenview/lib/timeutils.cpp
+++ b/gwenview/lib/timeutils.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ struct CacheItem
         }
     
         const QString path = url.path();
-        KExiv2 kexiv2(path);
-        const KExiv2PropertyList kexiv2metadata = kexiv2.metadata();
+        const KExiv2 kexiv2(path);
         // Ordered list of keys to try
         static QList<QByteArray> datelst = QList<QByteArray>()
             << QByteArray("Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal")
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ struct CacheItem
             << QByteArray("Exif.Photo.DateTimeDigitized")
             << QByteArray("Exif.Image.DateTime");
         QString exifvalue;
-        foreach (const KExiv2Property &kexiv2property, kexiv2metadata) {
+        foreach (const KExiv2Property &kexiv2property, kexiv2.metadata()) {
             if (datelst.contains(kexiv2property.name)) {
                 exifvalue = kexiv2property.value;
                 if (!exifvalue.isEmpty()) {