diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
index da65b0f42d8..7eab725f955 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ FilePaths CMakeProjectImporter::importCandidates()
 
     const FilePaths finalists = Utils::filteredUnique(candidates);
     qCInfo(cmInputLog) << "import candidates:" << finalists;
-    return Utils::transform(finalists, &FilePath::fromString);
+    return finalists;
 }
 
 static CMakeConfig configurationFromPresetProbe(