diff --git a/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockmanager.cpp b/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockmanager.cpp
index d8622c2aa9f..a153a1c4be5 100644
--- a/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockmanager.cpp
@@ -597,10 +597,13 @@ namespace ADS
         return d->m_settings->value(Constants::AUTO_RESTORE_WORKSPACE_SETTINGS_KEY).toBool();
     }
 
-    const QString m_dirName = QLatin1String("workspaces");
-    const QString m_fileExt = QLatin1String(".wrk"); // TODO
+    constexpr QStringView m_dirName{u"workspaces"};
+    constexpr QStringView m_fileExt{u".wrk"}; // TODO
 
-    QString DockManager::workspaceFileExtension() const { return m_fileExt; }
+    QStringView DockManager::workspaceFileExtension() const
+    {
+        return m_fileExt;
+    }
 
     QStringList DockManager::workspaces()
     {
diff --git a/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockmanager.h b/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockmanager.h
index 9dbfc30cda3..9ef2a6f3f10 100644
--- a/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockmanager.h
+++ b/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockmanager.h
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public:
     QString activeWorkspace() const;
     QString lastWorkspace() const;
     bool autoRestorLastWorkspace() const;
-    QString workspaceFileExtension() const;
+    QStringView workspaceFileExtension() const;
     QStringList workspaces();
     QSet<QString> workspacePresets() const;
     QDateTime workspaceDateTime(const QString &workspace) const;