diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditoritem.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditoritem.h
index 37e34fc4f78..9551f1eb88d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditoritem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditoritem.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ protected:
     QRectF m_boundingRect;
     QRectF m_paintedBoundingRect;
     QRectF m_selectionBoundingRect;
-    QColor m_frameColor{0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa};
+    QColor m_frameColor;
 
 private: // functions
     void setup();