diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
index cc3bef67d8e..0451e1632c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfix_test.cpp
@@ -2798,12 +2798,12 @@ class Foo
 {
 public:
     custom<N2::test> bar@;
-    N2::test*getBar() const;
+    N2::test *getBar() const;
     void setBar(const custom<N2::test> &newBar);
 signals:
-    void barChanged(N2::test*bar);
+    void barChanged(N2::test *bar);
 private:
-    Q_PROPERTY(N2::test* bar READ getBar NOTIFY barChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(N2::test *bar READ getBar NOTIFY barChanged)
 };
 })--";
     testDocuments << QuickFixTestDocument::create("file.h", original, expected);
@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ private:
     original = "";
     expected = R"-(
 using namespace N1;
-N2::test*Foo::getBar() const
+N2::test *Foo::getBar() const
 {
     return bar.get();
 }
@@ -2837,7 +2837,7 @@ void Foo::setBar(const custom<N2::test> &newBar)
     t.types.append("custom");
     t.equalComparison = "<cur>.equals(<new>)";
     t.returnExpression = "<cur>.get()";
-    t.returnType = "<T>*";
+    t.returnType = "<T> *";
     t.assignment = "<cur>.assign(<new>)";
     s->customTemplates.push_back(t);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
index cc4768dc991..6dc0b3d6fa1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
@@ -4144,8 +4144,9 @@ void GetterSetterRefactoringHelper::performGeneration(ExistingGetterSetterData d
             type = ref->elementType();
         type.setConst(false);
 
-        QString propertyDeclaration = QLatin1String("Q_PROPERTY(") + overview.prettyType(type)
-                                      + QLatin1Char(' ') + memberBaseName(data.memberVariableName);
+        QString propertyDeclaration = QLatin1String("Q_PROPERTY(")
+                                      + overview.prettyType(type,
+                                                            memberBaseName(data.memberVariableName));
         bool needMember = false;
         if (data.getterName.isEmpty())
             needMember = true;