diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
index 412287216de..80b5491ddff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ Toolchains IarToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const ToolchainDetector &detector) co
                         if (!compilerPath.isEmpty()) {
                             // Build full compiler path.
                             compilerPath += entry.subExePath;
-                            const FilePath fn = FilePath::fromString(compilerPath);
+                            const FilePath fn = FilePath::fromUserInput(compilerPath);
                             if (compilerExists(fn)) {
                                 // Note: threeLevelKey is a guessed toolchain version.
                                 candidates.push_back({fn, threeLevelKey});
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
index 4c5b3856921..4c023ce3060 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ Toolchains KeilToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const ToolchainDetector &detector) c
         if (!productKey.startsWith("App"))
             continue;
         registry.beginGroup(productKey);
-        const FilePath productPath(FilePath::fromString(registry.value("ProductDir")
-                                                        .toString()));
+        const FilePath productPath(FilePath::fromUserInput(registry.value("ProductDir")
+                                                           .toString()));
         // Fetch the toolchain executable path.
         FilePath compilerPath;
         if (productPath.endsWith("ARM"))