diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
index d03d57dba7a..e3aec75ee4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ QString ToolChain::languageId(ToolChain::Language l)
     case Language::C:
         return QStringLiteral("C");
     case Language::Cxx:
-        return QStringLiteral("C++");
+        return QStringLiteral("Cxx");
     };
     return QString();
 }