diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
index dab58e816f1..a48ca8a7ac0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ VcsBase::VcsBaseEditorWidget *VcsBaseClient::createVcsEditor(const QString &kind
         baseEditor = VcsBase::VcsBaseEditorWidget::getVcsBaseEditor(outputEditor);
         QTC_ASSERT(baseEditor, return 0);
     } else {
-        outputEditor = Core::EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(Core::Id(kind), &title, progressMsg);
+        outputEditor = Core::EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(Core::Id::fromString(kind), &title, progressMsg);
         outputEditor->document()->setProperty(registerDynamicProperty, dynamicPropertyValue);
         baseEditor = VcsBase::VcsBaseEditorWidget::getVcsBaseEditor(outputEditor);
         connect(baseEditor, SIGNAL(annotateRevisionRequested(QString,QString,int)),
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
index 66789ea3c84..bda5e4a3e93 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ struct VcsBasePluginPrivate
 };
 
 VcsBasePluginPrivate::VcsBasePluginPrivate(const QString &submitEditorId) :
-    m_submitEditorId(submitEditorId),
+    m_submitEditorId(Core::Id::fromString(submitEditorId)),
     m_versionControl(0),
     m_actionState(-1),
     m_testSnapshotAction(0),