diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidqtversionfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidqtversionfactory.cpp
index 9621238fe68..2dc05df5747 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidqtversionfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidqtversionfactory.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int AndroidQtVersionFactory::priority() const
 
 QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *AndroidQtVersionFactory::create(const Utils::FileName &qmakePath, ProFileEvaluator *evaluator, bool isAutoDetected, const QString &autoDetectionSource)
 {
-    QFileInfo fi(qmakePath.toString());
+    QFileInfo fi = qmakePath.toFileInfo();
     if (!fi.exists() || !fi.isExecutable() || !fi.isFile())
         return 0;
     if (!evaluator->values(QLatin1String("CONFIG")).contains(QLatin1String("android"))
diff --git a/src/plugins/modeleditor/componentviewcontroller.cpp b/src/plugins/modeleditor/componentviewcontroller.cpp
index 7e09dcc08aa..6e5e7b642a4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/modeleditor/componentviewcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/modeleditor/componentviewcontroller.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void UpdateIncludeDependenciesVisitor::collectElementPaths(const ProjectExplorer
 {
     foreach (const ProjectExplorer::FileNode *fileNode, folderNode->fileNodes()) {
         QString elementName = qmt::NameController::convertFileNameToElementName(fileNode->filePath().toString());
-        QFileInfo fileInfo(fileNode->filePath().toString());
+        QFileInfo fileInfo = fileNode->filePath().toFileInfo();
         QString nodePath = fileInfo.path();
         QStringList elementsPath = qmt::NameController::buildElementsPath(nodePath, false);
         filePathsMap->insertMulti(elementName, Node(fileNode->filePath().toString(), elementsPath));
diff --git a/src/plugins/modeleditor/pxnodeutilities.cpp b/src/plugins/modeleditor/pxnodeutilities.cpp
index 562ba460c76..6fa73739c36 100644
--- a/src/plugins/modeleditor/pxnodeutilities.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/modeleditor/pxnodeutilities.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ QString PxNodeUtilities::calcRelativePath(const ProjectExplorer::Node *node,
     switch (node->nodeType()) {
     case ProjectExplorer::FileNodeType:
     {
-        QFileInfo fileInfo(node->filePath().toString());
+        QFileInfo fileInfo = node->filePath().toFileInfo();
         nodePath = fileInfo.path();
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
index 5370cd75324..408c7941ab0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ QIcon Kit::icon(const FileName &path)
     if (path == FileName::fromLatin1(":///DESKTOP///"))
         return qApp->style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_ComputerIcon);
 
-    QFileInfo fi(path.toString());
+    QFileInfo fi = path.toFileInfo();
     if (fi.isFile() && fi.isReadable())
         return QIcon(path.toString());
     return QIcon();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp
index 33723eb4c1c..e1c67b415c9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ void QtOptionsPageWidget::addQtDir()
     if (qtVersion.isNull())
         return;
 
-    QFileInfo fi(qtVersion.toString());
+    QFileInfo fi = qtVersion.toFileInfo();
     // should add all qt versions here ?
     if (BuildableHelperLibrary::isQtChooser(fi))
         qtVersion = FileName::fromString(BuildableHelperLibrary::qtChooserToQmakePath(fi.symLinkTarget()));