diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
index 238cf87b712..febb130a0ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::updateQmlJSCodeModel(const QStringList &extraHeaderPaths,
     auto addImports = [&projectInfo](const QString &imports) {
         const QStringList importList = CMakeConfigItem::cmakeSplitValue(imports);
         for (const QString &import : importList)
-            projectInfo.importPaths.maybeInsert(FilePath::fromString(import), QmlJS::Dialect::Qml);
+            projectInfo.importPaths.maybeInsert(FilePath::fromUserInput(import), QmlJS::Dialect::Qml);
     };
 
     const CMakeConfig &cm = configurationFromCMake();