diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
index ba9e5204b31..c0684f008c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ static QString cppLanguageOption(const FilePath &compiler)
 {
     const QString baseName = compiler.toFileInfo().baseName();
     if (baseName == "iccarm")
-        return "--c++";
+        return QString("--c++");
     if (baseName == "icc8051" || baseName == "iccavr")
-        return "--ec++";
+        return QString("--ec++");
     return {};
 }