diff --git a/src/shared/proparser/qmakeevaluator.cpp b/src/shared/proparser/qmakeevaluator.cpp
index 6859b8faf96..4272d4a700f 100644
--- a/src/shared/proparser/qmakeevaluator.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/proparser/qmakeevaluator.cpp
@@ -1483,11 +1483,8 @@ void QMakeEvaluator::updateFeaturePaths()
 
     QStringList feature_roots;
 
-    foreach (const QString &f, m_option->getPathListEnv(QLatin1String("QMAKEFEATURES")))
-        feature_roots += f;
-
+    feature_roots += m_option->getPathListEnv(QLatin1String("QMAKEFEATURES"));
     feature_roots += m_qmakefeatures;
-
     feature_roots += m_option->splitPathList(
                 m_option->propertyValue(ProKey("QMAKEFEATURES")).toQString(m_mtmp));