diff --git a/plugins/fossil/fossilclient.cpp b/plugins/fossil/fossilclient.cpp
index ead861da5e5..87fd407c6f3 100644
--- a/plugins/fossil/fossilclient.cpp
+++ b/plugins/fossil/fossilclient.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ RevisionInfo FossilClient::synchronousRevisionQuery(const QString &workingDirect
     QTC_ASSERT(idRx.isValid(), return RevisionInfo());
 
     const QString hashToken =
-            (supportedFeatures().testFlag(InfoHashFeature) ? "hash: " : "uuid: ");
+            QString::fromUtf8(supportedFeatures().testFlag(InfoHashFeature) ? "hash: " : "uuid: ");
 
     for (const QString &l : output.split('\n', QString::SkipEmptyParts)) {
         if (l.startsWith("checkout: ", Qt::CaseInsensitive)