diff --git a/cmake/QtCreatorIDEBranding.cmake b/cmake/QtCreatorIDEBranding.cmake
index 95106b1cd4d..40d0a198741 100644
--- a/cmake/QtCreatorIDEBranding.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtCreatorIDEBranding.cmake
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ set(IDE_ID "qtcreator")                               # The IDE id (no spaces, l
 set(IDE_CASED_ID "QtCreator")                         # The cased IDE id (no spaces!)
 set(IDE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER "org.qt-project.${IDE_ID}") # The macOS application bundle identifier.
 
-set(IDE_REVISION_URL "https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-creator/qt-creator.git/commit/?id=%1")
+set(IDE_REVISION_URL_STR "https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-creator/qt-creator.git/commit/?id=%1")
                                                       # The revision url in the version dialog
diff --git a/src/app/app_version.h.cmakein b/src/app/app_version.h.cmakein
index 79ac4397ce2..7fa0a830ddf 100644
--- a/src/app/app_version.h.cmakein
+++ b/src/app/app_version.h.cmakein
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const char IDE_CASED_ID[]     = "${IDE_CASED_ID}";
 
 const char IDE_VERSION_DISPLAY[] = "${IDE_VERSION_DISPLAY}";
 const char IDE_REVISION_STR[]    = "${IDE_REVISION_STR}";
-const char IDE_REVISION_URL[]    = "${IDE_REVISION_URL}";
+const char IDE_REVISION_URL_STR[] = "${IDE_REVISION_URL_STR}";
 
 // changes the path where the settings are saved to
 const char IDE_SETTINGSVARIANT_STR[] = "${IDE_SETTINGSVARIANT}";
diff --git a/src/app/app_version.h.in b/src/app/app_version.h.in
index 6af0640a08c..a3fc7f4b4ee 100644
--- a/src/app/app_version.h.in
+++ b/src/app/app_version.h.in
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ const char IDE_REVISION_STR[]      = STRINGIFY(IDE_REVISION);
 const char IDE_REVISION_STR[]      = \"\";
 #endif
 
+#ifdef IDE_REVISION_URL
+const char IDE_REVISION_URL_STR[]  = STRINGIFY(IDE_REVISION_URL);
+#else
+const char IDE_REVISION_URL_STR[]  = \"\";
+#endif
+
 // changes the path where the settings are saved to
 #ifdef IDE_SETTINGSVARIANT
 const char IDE_SETTINGSVARIANT_STR[]      = STRINGIFY(IDE_SETTINGSVARIANT);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
index 90897ddb1fb..eb612755010 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ VersionDialog::VersionDialog(QWidget *parent)
     QString ideRev;
 #ifdef IDE_REVISION
      //: This gets conditionally inserted as argument %8 into the description string.
-     const QString revUrl = QString::fromLatin1(Constants::IDE_REVISION_URL);
-     const QString revStr = QString::fromLatin1(Constants::IDE_REVISION_STR);
+     const QString revUrl = QString::fromLatin1(Constants::IDE_REVISION_URL_STR);
+     const QString rev = QString::fromLatin1(Constants::IDE_REVISION_STR);
      ideRev = tr("<br/>From revision %1<br/>")
-              .arg(revUrl.isEmpty() ? revStr.left(10)
+              .arg(revUrl.isEmpty() ? rev.left(10)
                                     : QString::fromLatin1("<a href=\"%1\">%2</a>")
-                                      .arg(revUrl.arg(revStr), revStr.left(10)));
+                                      .arg(revUrl.arg(rev), rev.left(10)));
 #endif
      QString buildDateInfo;
 #ifdef QTC_SHOW_BUILD_DATE