diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index 6b5e213fc55..12da091f2e2 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ QString FilePath::calcRelativePath(const QString &absolutePath, const QString &a
         if (!splits2.at(j).isEmpty()) {
             if (addslash)
                 relativePath += '/';
-            relativePath += "..";
+            relativePath += u"..";
             addslash = true;
         }
         ++j;