diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
index fc619f3b6c1..d8b9744ce86 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
@@ -260,8 +260,9 @@ void QmakeProject::updateCppCodeModel()
                 headerPaths += headerPath;
         }
 
-        if (kitInfo.qtVersion && !kitInfo.qtVersion->frameworkInstallPath().isEmpty())
-            headerPaths += {kitInfo.qtVersion->frameworkInstallPath(), HeaderPathType::Framework};
+        if (kitInfo.qtVersion && !kitInfo.qtVersion->frameworkPath().isEmpty())
+            headerPaths += {kitInfo.qtVersion->frameworkPath().toString(),
+                            HeaderPathType::Framework};
         rpp.setHeaderPaths(headerPaths);
 
         // Files and generators
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
index f79e669a250..4e2e5838068 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
@@ -1257,11 +1257,11 @@ FilePath BaseQtVersion::demosPath() const
     return FilePath::fromString(QFileInfo(qmakeProperty("QT_INSTALL_DEMOS")).canonicalFilePath());
 }
 
-QString BaseQtVersion::frameworkInstallPath() const
+FilePath BaseQtVersion::frameworkPath() const
 {
     if (HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
-        return qmakeProperty("QT_INSTALL_LIBS");
-    return QString();
+        return FilePath::fromString(qmakeProperty("QT_INSTALL_LIBS"));
+    return {};
 }
 
 bool BaseQtVersion::hasExamples() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
index 24a476d5163..5e04f4b4141 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ public:
     bool hasDocs() const;
     bool hasDemos() const;
 
-    QString frameworkInstallPath() const;
-
     // former local functions
     Utils::FilePath qmakeCommand() const;
 
@@ -203,6 +201,7 @@ public:
     Utils::FilePath demosPath() const;
     Utils::FilePath docsPath() const;
     Utils::FilePath examplesPath() const;
+    Utils::FilePath frameworkPath() const;
     Utils::FilePath libraryPath() const;
     Utils::FilePath pluginPath() const;
     Utils::FilePath qmlPath() const;