diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
index f35c0740f53..ecc12a98279 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 namespace QbsProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
 
-static QString configNameKey() { return "Qbs.configName"; }
+static QString configNameKey() { return QStringLiteral("Qbs.configName"); }
 
 const char QBS_BC_ID[] = "Qbs.QbsBuildConfiguration";