diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
index a9a1de9a0ff..3029f83a629 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ bool ICore::showOptionsDialog(const QString &group, const QString &page, QWidget
 
 bool ICore::showWarningWithOptions(const QString &title, const QString &text,
                                    const QString &details,
-                                   const QString &settingsCategory,
+                                   Id settingsCategory,
                                    const QString &settingsId,
                                    QWidget *parent)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h
index 473698753f1..99d4b338396 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define ICORE_H
 
 #include "core_global.h"
+#include "id.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QSettings>
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ public:
 
     static bool showWarningWithOptions(const QString &title, const QString &text,
                                        const QString &details = QString(),
-                                       const QString &settingsCategory = QString(),
+                                       Id settingsCategory = Id(),
                                        const QString &settingsId = QString(),
                                        QWidget *parent = 0);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
index 8eba27071c6..1e9814721ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ void MainWindow::setFullScreen(bool on)
 bool MainWindow::showWarningWithOptions(const QString &title,
                                         const QString &text,
                                         const QString &details,
-                                        const QString &settingsCategory,
+                                        Id settingsCategory,
                                         const QString &settingsId,
                                         QWidget *parent)
 {
@@ -1359,11 +1359,11 @@ bool MainWindow::showWarningWithOptions(const QString &title,
     if (!details.isEmpty())
         msgBox.setDetailedText(details);
     QAbstractButton *settingsButton = 0;
-    if (!settingsId.isEmpty() || !settingsCategory.isEmpty())
+    if (!settingsId.isEmpty() || settingsCategory.isValid())
         settingsButton = msgBox.addButton(tr("Settings..."), QMessageBox::AcceptRole);
     msgBox.exec();
     if (settingsButton && msgBox.clickedButton() == settingsButton) {
-        return showOptionsDialog(settingsCategory, settingsId);
+        return showOptionsDialog(settingsCategory.toString(), settingsId);
     }
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.h
index d87303e627c..b895fb39c4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public slots:
 
     bool showWarningWithOptions(const QString &title, const QString &text,
                                 const QString &details = QString(),
-                                const QString &settingsCategory = QString(),
+                                Id settingsCategory = Id(),
                                 const QString &settingsId = QString(),
                                 QWidget *parent = 0);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index fb12b6fda45..1f46d4009ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -4991,7 +4991,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleAdapterStartFailed(const QString &msg,
             Core::ICore::showWarningWithOptions(title, msg);
         } else {
             Core::ICore::showWarningWithOptions(title, msg, QString(),
-                _(Debugger::Constants::DEBUGGER_SETTINGS_CATEGORY), settingsIdHint);
+                Constants::DEBUGGER_SETTINGS_CATEGORY, settingsIdHint);
         }
     }
     notifyEngineSetupFailed();