diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
index 6052323fec4..f6f651b8688 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
@@ -547,9 +547,10 @@ void ToolChainKitAspect::addToMacroExpander(Kit *kit, Utils::MacroExpander *expa
     expander->registerVariable("Compiler:Executable", tr("Path to the compiler executable"),
                                [kit] {
                                    const ToolChain *tc = cxxToolChain(kit);
-                                   return tc ? tc->compilerCommand().toString() : QString();
+                                   return tc ? tc->compilerCommand().path() : QString();
                                });
 
+    // After 4.2
     expander->registerPrefix("Compiler:Name", tr("Compiler for different languages"),
                              [kit](const QString &ls) {
                                  const ToolChain *tc = toolChain(kit, findLanguage(ls));
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ void ToolChainKitAspect::addToMacroExpander(Kit *kit, Utils::MacroExpander *expa
     expander->registerPrefix("Compiler:Executable", tr("Compiler executable for different languages"),
                              [kit](const QString &ls) {
                                  const ToolChain *tc = toolChain(kit, findLanguage(ls));
-                                 return tc ? tc->compilerCommand().toString() : QString();
+                                 return tc ? tc->compilerCommand().path() : QString();
                              });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitinformation.cpp
index d88f4df59b0..9cd3b949468 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitinformation.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void QtKitAspect::addToMacroExpander(Kit *kit, MacroExpander *expander) const
     expander->registerVariable("Qt:qmakeExecutable", tr("Path to the qmake executable"),
                 [kit]() -> QString {
                     BaseQtVersion *version = qtVersion(kit);
-                    return version ? version->qmakeCommand().toString() : QString();
+                    return version ? version->qmakeCommand().path() : QString();
                 });
 }