diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/selectablefilesmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/selectablefilesmodel.cpp
index cfcdb98d8f7..a9b5582f2fa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/selectablefilesmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/selectablefilesmodel.cpp
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ void SelectableFilesDialog::parsingFinished()
         m_preservedFiles->hide();
     } else {
         m_preservedFiles->show();
-        m_preservedFiles->setText(tr("Not showing %1 files that are outside of the base directory.\nThese files are preserved.").arg(preservedFiles.count()));
+        m_preservedFiles->setText(tr("Not showing %n files that are outside of the base directory.\nThese files are preserved.", 0, preservedFiles.count()));
     }
 }