diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
index 8e55046c0c3..72e667d76a6 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
@@ -2010,14 +2010,14 @@ void DoubleAspect::setSingleStep(double step)
     Its visual representation is a QComboBox with three items.
 */
 
-TriStateAspect::TriStateAspect(const QString onString, const QString &offString,
+TriStateAspect::TriStateAspect(const QString &onString, const QString &offString,
                                const QString &defaultString)
 {
     setDisplayStyle(DisplayStyle::ComboBox);
     setDefaultValue(TriState::Default);
-    addOption(onString);
-    addOption(offString);
-    addOption(defaultString);
+    addOption(onString.isEmpty() ? Tr::tr("Enable") : onString);
+    addOption(offString.isEmpty() ? Tr::tr("Disable") : offString);
+    addOption(defaultString.isEmpty() ? Tr::tr("Leave at Default") : defaultString);
 }
 
 TriState TriStateAspect::value() const
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
index 81a73166817..413a17e6245 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
@@ -499,11 +499,11 @@ private:
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT TriStateAspect : public SelectionAspect
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+
 public:
-    TriStateAspect(
-            const QString onString = QCoreApplication::tr("::Utils", "Enable"),
-            const QString &offString = QCoreApplication::tr("::Utils", "Disable"),
-            const QString &defaultString = QCoreApplication::tr("::Utils", "Leave at Default"));
+    TriStateAspect(const QString &onString = {},
+                   const QString &offString = {},
+                   const QString &defaultString = {});
 
     TriState value() const;
     void setValue(TriState setting);