diff --git a/src/libs/utils/link.cpp b/src/libs/utils/link.cpp
index efa367d8add..36798ed6095 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/link.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/link.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,4 @@ Link Link::fromFilePath(const FilePath &filePath, bool canContainLineNumber, QSt
     return Link{filePath.withNewPath(fileName.left(postfixPos)), lineColumn.line, lineColumn.column};
 }
 
-size_t qHash(const Link &l)
-{
-    QString s = l.targetFilePath.toString();
-    return qHash(s.append(':').append(QString::number(l.targetLine)).append(':')
-                 .append(QString::number(l.targetColumn)));
-}
-
 } // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/link.h b/src/libs/utils/link.h
index 7c9b9823ad7..83eadeb4b69 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/link.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/link.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ public:
     }
     bool operator!=(const Link &other) const { return !(*this == other); }
 
+    friend size_t qHash(const Link &l, uint seed = 0)
+    { return qHashMulti(seed, l.targetFilePath, l.targetLine, l.targetColumn); }
+
     int linkTextStart = -1;
     int linkTextEnd = -1;
 
@@ -54,8 +57,6 @@ public:
     int targetColumn;
 };
 
-QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT size_t qHash(const Link &l);
-
 using LinkHandler = std::function<void(const Link &)>;
 using Links = QList<Link>;