diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.cpp
index 1fe6ed84092..bc8fc334a60 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.cpp
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ unsigned int Task::s_nextId = 1;
 
 Task::Task(TaskType type_, const QString &description_,
            const Utils::FileName &file_, int line_, Core::Id category_,
-           const Utils::FileName &iconFile, bool addTextMark) :
+           const QIcon &icon, bool addTextMark) :
     taskId(s_nextId), type(type_), addTextMark(addTextMark), description(description_),
     file(file_), line(line_), movedLine(line_), category(category_),
-    icon(iconFile.isEmpty() ? taskTypeIcon(type_) : QIcon(iconFile.toString()))
+    icon(icon.isNull() ? taskTypeIcon(type_) : icon)
 {
     ++s_nextId;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.h
index e8230e799d7..be63662f807 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/task.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     Task() = default;
     Task(TaskType type, const QString &description,
          const Utils::FileName &file, int line, Core::Id category,
-         const Utils::FileName &iconName = Utils::FileName(),
+         const QIcon &icon = QIcon(),
          bool addTextMark = true);
 
     static Task compilerMissingTask();