diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsinterpreter.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsinterpreter.cpp
index a0fb193807a..d124c295beb 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsinterpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsinterpreter.cpp
@@ -185,37 +185,23 @@ PropertyInfo::PropertyInfo(uint flags)
 
 QString PropertyInfo::toString() const
 {
-    bool join = false;
-    QString res;
-    if (isReadable()) {
-        res += QLatin1String("Readable");
-        join = true;
-    }
-    if (isWriteable()) {
-        if (join)
-            res += QLatin1Char('|');
-        res += QLatin1String("Writeable");
-        join = true;
-    }
-    if (isList()) {
-        if (join)
-            res += QLatin1Char('|');
-        res += QLatin1String("ListType");
-        join = true;
-    }
-    if (canBePointer()) {
-        if (join)
-            res += QLatin1Char('|');
-        res += QLatin1String("Pointer");
-        join = true;
-    }
-    if (canBeValue()) {
-        if (join)
-            res += QLatin1Char('|');
-        res += QLatin1String("Value");
-        join = true;
-    }
-    return res;
+    QStringList list;
+    if (isReadable())
+        list.append("Readable");
+
+    if (isWriteable())
+        list.append("Writeable");
+
+    if (isList())
+        list.append("ListType");
+
+    if (canBePointer())
+        list.append("Pointer");
+
+    if (canBeValue())
+        list.append("Value");
+
+    return list.join('|');
 }
 
 } // namespace QmlJS