diff --git a/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsearch.cpp b/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsearch.cpp
index a2ec2c66c28..1e2d28f74ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsearch.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsearch.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ VcpkgPackageSearchDialog::VcpkgPackageSearchDialog(QWidget *parent)
         m_buttonBox,
     }.attachTo(this);
 
-    m_allPackages = vcpkgManifests(VcpkgSettings::instance()->vcpkgRoot.filePath());
+    m_allPackages = vcpkgManifests(VcpkgSettings::instance()->vcpkgRoot());
 
     listPackages({});
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsettings.cpp
index 85b4b6f4faa..eb3c71c0b4d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsettings.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ VcpkgSettings::VcpkgSettings()
 
     registerAspect(&vcpkgRoot);
     vcpkgRoot.setSettingsKey("VcpkgRoot");
-    vcpkgRoot.setDisplayStyle(Utils::StringAspect::PathChooserDisplay);
     vcpkgRoot.setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::ExistingDirectory);
     vcpkgRoot.setDefaultValue(Utils::qtcEnvironmentVariable(Constants::ENVVAR_VCPKG_ROOT));
 
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ VcpkgSettings::VcpkgSettings()
 
 bool VcpkgSettings::vcpkgRootValid() const
 {
-    return (vcpkgRoot.filePath() / "vcpkg").withExecutableSuffix().isExecutableFile();
+    return (vcpkgRoot() / "vcpkg").withExecutableSuffix().isExecutableFile();
 }
 
 } // namespace Vcpkg::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsettings.h b/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsettings.h
index fb1c478fc4f..bbff08035ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcpkg/vcpkgsettings.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
     static VcpkgSettings *instance();
     bool vcpkgRootValid() const;
 
-    Utils::StringAspect vcpkgRoot;
+    Utils::FilePathAspect vcpkgRoot;
 };
 
 } // namespace Vcpkg::Internal