diff --git a/src/libs/utils/templateengine.cpp b/src/libs/utils/templateengine.cpp
index c372276e7a5..3c756689a5b 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/templateengine.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/templateengine.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ bool PreprocessContext::process(const QString &in, QString *out, QString *errorM
                 *errorMessage = msgEmptyStack(l);
             return false;
         }
-    QString expression;
+        QString expression;
         bool expressionValue = false;
         PreprocessStackEntry &top = m_sectionStack.back();