diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardfactory.cpp
index a75bb6ee3b7..3a01d9e0454 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardfactory.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static QStringList environmentTemplatesPaths()
 {
     QStringList paths;
 
-    QString envTempPath =  qEnvironmentVariable("QTCREATOR_TEMPLATES_PATH");
+    QString envTempPath = QString::fromLocal8Bit(qgetenv("QTCREATOR_TEMPLATES_PATH"));
 
     if (!envTempPath.isEmpty()) {
         for (const QString &path : envTempPath