diff --git a/src/webenginewidgets/api/qwebenginehistory.cpp b/src/webenginewidgets/api/qwebenginehistory.cpp
index 41de8c90b751d81aa79db3347fdd2199b3492af7..48ddbc48e9d68d4771e1c43369650def6e095eb3 100644
--- a/src/webenginewidgets/api/qwebenginehistory.cpp
+++ b/src/webenginewidgets/api/qwebenginehistory.cpp
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ QWebEngineHistoryItem QWebEngineHistory::backItem() const
 
 QWebEngineHistoryItem QWebEngineHistory::currentItem() const
 {
-    Q_D(const QWebEngineHistory);
-    d->updateItems();
-    return d->items[currentItemIndex()];
+    return itemAt(currentItemIndex());
 }
 
 QWebEngineHistoryItem QWebEngineHistory::forwardItem() const