diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 40562776967..ed81a8fea95 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ static bool isWindowsARM64(const Kit *k)
            && targetAbi.wordWidth() == 64;
 }
 
-static CommandLine defaultInitialCMakeCommand(const Kit *k, const QString buildType)
+static CommandLine defaultInitialCMakeCommand(const Kit *k, const QString &buildType)
 {
     // Generator:
     CMakeTool *tool = CMakeKitAspect::cmakeTool(k);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
index f49df2083b3..e50cecc821b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ void CMakeTool::fetchFromCapabilities(bool ignoreCache) const
     QTC_ASSERT_EXPECTED(result, return);
 }
 
-static int getVersion(const QVariantMap &obj, const QString value)
+static int getVersion(const QVariantMap &obj, const QString &value)
 {
     bool ok;
     int result = obj.value(value).toInt(&ok);