diff --git a/src/tools/sdktool/sdkpersistentsettings.cpp b/src/tools/sdktool/sdkpersistentsettings.cpp
index 34b139e2324..7fda2d8d03c 100644
--- a/src/tools/sdktool/sdkpersistentsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/sdktool/sdkpersistentsettings.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static QString resolveSymlinks(QString current)
     while (links--) {
         const QFileInfo info(current);
         if (!info.isSymLink())
-            return {};
+            return current;
         current = info.symLinkTarget();
     }
     return current;