diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtquick1-extension/plugin.h b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtquick1-extension/plugin.h
index bb4976b12e3..464c26b982f 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtquick1-extension/plugin.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtquick1-extension/plugin.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class %ProjectName:s%Plugin : public QDeclarativeExtensionPlugin
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 #if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.qt-project.Qt.QQmlExtensionInterface")
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID QQmlExtensionInterface_iid)
 #endif
 
 public:
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtquick2-extension/plugin.h b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtquick2-extension/plugin.h
index da01f59d04d..84573572864 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtquick2-extension/plugin.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/qtquick2-extension/plugin.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class %ProjectName:s%Plugin : public QQmlExtensionPlugin
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.qt-project.Qt.QQmlExtensionInterface")
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID QQmlExtensionInterface_iid)
 
 public:
     void registerTypes(const char *uri);