diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
index 10f71120b63..f65839bacc4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ DeviceManager::DeviceManager(bool isInstance) : d(std::make_unique<DeviceManager
 
     deviceHooks.deviceDisplayName = [](const FilePath &filePath) {
         auto device = DeviceManager::deviceForPath(filePath);
-        QTC_ASSERT(device, return QString());
+        QTC_ASSERT(device, return filePath.toUserOutput());
         return device->displayName();
     };