diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/headerpathfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/headerpathfilter.cpp
index 2fa71b58b27..b656f8e136e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/headerpathfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/headerpathfilter.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ QString clangIncludeDirectory(const QString &clangVersion, const QString &clangR
 #else
     Q_UNUSED(clangVersion)
     Q_UNUSED(clangResourceDirectory)
-    return CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR;
+    return {CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR};
 #endif
 }