diff --git a/src/shared/proparser/profileevaluator.cpp b/src/shared/proparser/profileevaluator.cpp
index 9bf6ff17bb3..2b8e5e46511 100644
--- a/src/shared/proparser/profileevaluator.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/proparser/profileevaluator.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #include "qmakeglobals.h"
 #include "ioutils.h"
 
-#include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
-
 #include <QDir>
 
 using namespace ProFileEvaluatorInternal;
@@ -95,8 +93,11 @@ QStringList ProFileEvaluator::values(const QString &variableName, const ProFile
 
 QString ProFileEvaluator::sysrootify(const QString &path, const QString &baseDir) const
 {
-    const Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()
-            ? Qt::CaseInsensitive : Qt::CaseSensitive;
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseInsensitive;
+#else
+    Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive;
+#endif
     const bool isHostSystemPath =
         d->m_option->sysroot.isEmpty() || path.startsWith(d->m_option->sysroot, cs)
         || path.startsWith(baseDir, cs) || path.startsWith(d->m_outputDir, cs);