diff --git a/src/tools/sdktool/addkitoperation.cpp b/src/tools/sdktool/addkitoperation.cpp
index db74e4eef96..0f1b092b12d 100644
--- a/src/tools/sdktool/addkitoperation.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/sdktool/addkitoperation.cpp
@@ -74,17 +74,18 @@ AddKitOperation::AddKitOperation()
 
 QString AddKitOperation::name() const
 {
-    return "addKit";
+    return QString("addKit");
 }
 
 QString AddKitOperation::helpText() const
 {
-    return "add a Kit to Qt Creator";
+    return QString("add a Kit to Qt Creator");
 }
 
 QString AddKitOperation::argumentsHelpText() const
 {
-    return "    --id <ID>                                  id of the new kit (required).\n"
+    return QString(
+           "    --id <ID>                                  id of the new kit (required).\n"
            "    --name <NAME>                              display name of the new kit (required).\n"
            "    --icon <PATH>                              icon of the new kit.\n"
            "    --debuggerid <ID>                          the id of the debugger to use.\n"
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ QString AddKitOperation::argumentsHelpText() const
            "    --qt <ID>                                  Qt of the new kit.\n"
            "    --mkspec <PATH>                            mkspec of the new kit.\n"
            "    --env <VALUE>                              add a custom environment setting. [may be repeated]\n"
-           "    <KEY> <TYPE:VALUE>                         extra key value pairs\n";
+           "    <KEY> <TYPE:VALUE>                         extra key value pairs\n");
 }
 
 bool AddKitOperation::setArguments(const QStringList &args)
diff --git a/src/tools/sdktool/addtoolchainoperation.cpp b/src/tools/sdktool/addtoolchainoperation.cpp
index 27f53ab598a..3999f7463e5 100644
--- a/src/tools/sdktool/addtoolchainoperation.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/sdktool/addtoolchainoperation.cpp
@@ -54,22 +54,23 @@ const char SUPPORTED_ABIS[] = "ProjectExplorer.GccToolChain.SupportedAbis";
 
 QString AddToolChainOperation::name() const
 {
-    return "addTC";
+    return QString("addTC");
 }
 
 QString AddToolChainOperation::helpText() const
 {
-    return "add a tool chain to Qt Creator";
+    return QString("add a tool chain to Qt Creator");
 }
 
 QString AddToolChainOperation::argumentsHelpText() const
 {
-    return "    --id <ID>                                  id of the new tool chain (required).\n"
+    return QString(
+           "    --id <ID>                                  id of the new tool chain (required).\n"
            "    --name <NAME>                              display name of the new tool chain (required).\n"
            "    --path <PATH>                              path to the compiler (required).\n"
            "    --abi <ABI STRING>                         ABI of the compiler (required).\n"
            "    --supportedAbis <ABI STRING>,<ABI STRING>  list of ABIs supported by the compiler.\n"
-           "    <KEY> <TYPE:VALUE>                         extra key value pairs\n";
+           "    <KEY> <TYPE:VALUE>                         extra key value pairs\n");
 }
 
 bool AddToolChainOperation::setArguments(const QStringList &args)
diff --git a/src/tools/sdktool/rmtoolchainoperation.cpp b/src/tools/sdktool/rmtoolchainoperation.cpp
index b8396650cdf..106bc27cb40 100644
--- a/src/tools/sdktool/rmtoolchainoperation.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/sdktool/rmtoolchainoperation.cpp
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ const char ID[] = "ProjectExplorer.ToolChain.Id";
 
 QString RmToolChainOperation::name() const
 {
-    return "rmTC";
+    return QString("rmTC");
 }
 
 QString RmToolChainOperation::helpText() const
 {
-    return "remove a tool chain from Qt Creator";
+    return QString("remove a tool chain from Qt Creator");
 }
 
 QString RmToolChainOperation::argumentsHelpText() const
 {
-    return "    --id <ID>  The id of the tool chain to remove.\n";
+    return QString("    --id <ID>  The id of the tool chain to remove.\n");
 }
 
 bool RmToolChainOperation::setArguments(const QStringList &args)