diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index 406d256b46d..a8da6f67be8 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                                          numberofArguments,
                                          options.appArguments.data());
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(Core::Constants::IDE_CASED_ID);
-    QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(Core::Constants::IDE_VERSION_LONG);
-    QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName(Core::Constants::IDE_SETTINGSVARIANT_STR);
+    QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::IDE_VERSION_LONG));
+    QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::IDE_SETTINGSVARIANT_STR));
     QGuiApplication::setApplicationDisplayName(Core::Constants::IDE_DISPLAY_NAME);
 
     const QStringList pluginArguments = app.arguments();