diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp
index 7dc7d3e70b0..74db6361c54 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp
@@ -114,13 +114,11 @@ void BuildSettingsWidget::setupUi()
     vbox->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
     if (!m_target->buildConfigurationFactory()) {
-        QLabel * noSettingsLabel(new QLabel(this));
+        QLabel *noSettingsLabel = new QLabel(this);
         noSettingsLabel->setText(tr("No build settings available"));
-        {
-            QFont f(noSettingsLabel->font());
-            f.setPointSizeF(f.pointSizeF() * 1.2);
-            noSettingsLabel->setFont(f);
-        }
+        QFont f = noSettingsLabel->font();
+        f.setPointSizeF(f.pointSizeF() * 1.2);
+        noSettingsLabel->setFont(f);
         vbox->addWidget(noSettingsLabel);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.h
index c8ef586d0d0..fa4d58cf319 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class IBuildStepFactory;
 
 namespace Internal {
 
-const char * const BUILDSETTINGS_PANEL_ID("ProjectExplorer.BuildSettingsPanel");
+const char BUILDSETTINGS_PANEL_ID[] = "ProjectExplorer.BuildSettingsPanel";
 
 class BuildSettingsPanelFactory : public ITargetPanelFactory
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.h
index 0f6e6fda3e5..304317a8d6e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class RunConfigWidget;
 
 namespace Internal {
 
-const char * const RUNSETTINGS_PANEL_ID = "ProjectExplorer.RunSettingsPanel";
+const char RUNSETTINGS_PANEL_ID[] = "ProjectExplorer.RunSettingsPanel";
 
 namespace Ui {
 class RunSettingsPropertiesPage;