diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents.mm b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents.mm
index e713769735..eebca1cfb0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents.mm
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents.mm
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ bool QFseventsFileSystemWatcherEngine::checkDir(DirsByName::iterator &it)
         }
         if (dirChanged)
             emit emitDirectoryChanged(info.origPath, false);
+        ++it;
     }
 
     return needsRestart;