diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml
index 5722143c046..f409216afb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ jobs:
               -D WITH_TESTS=ON
               -D IDE_REVISION=TRUE
               -D IDE_REVISION_STR=$ENV{GITHUB_SHA}
-              -D IDE_REVISION_URL_STR=https://github.com/$ENV{GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/commits/$ENV{GITHUB_SHA}
+              -D IDE_REVISION_URL=https://github.com/$ENV{GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/commits/$ENV{GITHUB_SHA}
             RESULT_VARIABLE result
             COMMAND_ECHO STDOUT
           )
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb79a450f09..9cf66c74aa7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ include(QtCreatorIDEBranding)
 
 set(IDE_REVISION FALSE CACHE BOOL "Marks the presence of IDE revision string.")
 set(IDE_REVISION_STR "" CACHE STRING "The IDE revision string.")
-set(IDE_REVISION_URL_STR "" CACHE STRING "The IDE revision Url string.")
+set(IDE_REVISION_URL "" CACHE STRING "The IDE revision Url string.")
 
-mark_as_advanced(IDE_REVISION IDE_REVISION_STR IDE_REVISION_URL_STR)
+mark_as_advanced(IDE_REVISION IDE_REVISION_STR IDE_REVISION_URL)
 
 project(QtCreator VERSION ${IDE_VERSION})
 
diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index ec50a21b8e6..3c481362395 100755
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def build_qtcreator(args, paths):
     if ide_revision:
         cmake_args += ['-DIDE_REVISION=ON',
                        '-DIDE_REVISION_STR=' + ide_revision,
-                       '-DIDE_REVISION_URL_STR=https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-creator/qt-creator.git/log/?id=' + ide_revision]
+                       '-DIDE_REVISION_URL=https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-creator/qt-creator.git/log/?id=' + ide_revision]
 
     common.check_print_call(cmake_args + [paths.src], paths.build)
     common.check_print_call(['cmake', '--build', '.'], paths.build)
diff --git a/src/app/app_version.h.cmakein b/src/app/app_version.h.cmakein
index 6d69f0d5dea..49abfc4ec88 100644
--- a/src/app/app_version.h.cmakein
+++ b/src/app/app_version.h.cmakein
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const char IDE_CASED_ID[]     = "${IDE_CASED_ID}";
 const char IDE_VERSION_DISPLAY[] = "${IDE_VERSION_DISPLAY}";
 const char IDE_VERSION_COMPAT[] = "${IDE_VERSION_COMPAT}";
 const char IDE_REVISION_STR[]    = "${IDE_REVISION_STR}";
-const char IDE_REVISION_URL_STR[] = "${IDE_REVISION_URL_STR}";
+const char IDE_REVISION_URL[] = "${IDE_REVISION_URL}";
 
 // changes the path where the settings are saved to
 const char IDE_SETTINGSVARIANT_STR[] = "${IDE_SETTINGSVARIANT}";
diff --git a/src/app/app_version.h.in b/src/app/app_version.h.in
index 4682d282efb..7a525bf211f 100644
--- a/src/app/app_version.h.in
+++ b/src/app/app_version.h.in
@@ -56,11 +56,7 @@ const char IDE_REVISION_STR[]      = STRINGIFY(IDE_REVISION);
 const char IDE_REVISION_STR[]      = \"\";
 #endif
 
-#ifdef IDE_REVISION_URL
-const char IDE_REVISION_URL_STR[]  = STRINGIFY(IDE_REVISION_URL);
-#else
-const char IDE_REVISION_URL_STR[]  = \"\";
-#endif
+const char IDE_REVISION_URL[]  = \"$${IDE_REVISION_URL}\";
 
 // changes the path where the settings are saved to
 #ifdef IDE_SETTINGSVARIANT
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
index 3ef40cb8199..3730a8b8c2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ VersionDialog::VersionDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
     QString ideRev;
 #ifdef IDE_REVISION
-    //: This gets conditionally inserted as argument %8 into the description string.
-    const QString revUrl = QString::fromLatin1(Constants::IDE_REVISION_URL_STR);
+    const QString revUrl = QString::fromLatin1(Constants::IDE_REVISION_URL);
     const QString rev = QString::fromLatin1(Constants::IDE_REVISION_STR).left(10);
     ideRev = tr("<br/>From revision %1<br/>")
             .arg(revUrl.isEmpty() ? rev