diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
index 57c5ea86c97..33adbd382c7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void ResourceFile::replaceAlias(int prefix_idx, int file_idx, const QString &ali
     fileList[file_idx]->alias = alias;
 }
 
-bool ResourceFile::renameFile(const QString fileName, const QString &newFileName)
+bool ResourceFile::renameFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &newFileName)
 {
     bool success = true;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile_p.h b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile_p.h
index e1b14c43c16..5ee82563dfb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile_p.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public:
     bool replacePrefixAndLang(int prefix_idx, const QString &prefix, const QString &lang);
     void replaceAlias(int prefix_idx, int file_idx, const QString &alias);
 
-    bool renameFile(const QString fileName, const QString &newFileName);
+    bool renameFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &newFileName);
 
     void replaceFile(int pref_idx, int file_idx, const QString &file);
     int indexOfPrefix(const QString &prefix, const QString &lang) const;