diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/clangparser.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/clangparser.cpp
index 88747a054e1..83bb2459bd5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/clangparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/clangparser.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
+static Task::TaskType taskType(const QString &capture)
+{
+    if (capture == QLatin1String("warning"))
+        return Task::Warning;
+    else if (capture == QLatin1String("note"))
+        return Task::Unknown;
+    return Task::Error;
+}
+
 // opt. drive letter + filename: (2 brackets)
 static const char * const FILE_PATTERN = "(<command line>|([A-Za-z]:)?[^:]+\\.[^:]+)";
 
@@ -60,15 +69,11 @@ void ClangParser::stdError(const QString &line)
 
     if (m_commandRegExp.indexIn(lne) > -1) {
         m_expectSnippet = true;
-        Task task(Task::Error,
+        Task task(taskType(m_commandRegExp.cap(3)),
                   m_commandRegExp.cap(4),
                   Utils::FileName(), /* filename */
                   -1, /* line */
                   Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
-        if (m_commandRegExp.cap(3) == QLatin1String("warning"))
-            task.type = Task::Warning;
-        else if (m_commandRegExp.cap(3) == QLatin1String("note"))
-            task.type = Task::Unknown;
         newTask(task);
         return;
     }
@@ -89,15 +94,11 @@ void ClangParser::stdError(const QString &line)
         int lineNo = m_messageRegExp.cap(4).toInt(&ok);
         if (!ok)
             lineNo = m_messageRegExp.cap(5).toInt(&ok);
-        Task task(Task::Error,
+        Task task(taskType(m_messageRegExp.cap(7)),
                   m_messageRegExp.cap(8),
                   Utils::FileName::fromUserInput(m_messageRegExp.cap(1)), /* filename */
                   lineNo,
                   Core::Id(Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE));
-        if (m_messageRegExp.cap(7) == QLatin1String("warning"))
-            task.type = Task::Warning;
-        else if (m_messageRegExp.cap(7) == QLatin1String("note"))
-            task.type = Task::Unknown;
         newTask(task);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gccparser.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gccparser.cpp
index 2c318b5530e..1df98096e49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gccparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gccparser.cpp
@@ -87,38 +87,34 @@ void GccParser::stdError(const QString &line)
         return;
     } else if (m_regExpGccNames.indexIn(lne) > -1) {
         QString description = lne.mid(m_regExpGccNames.matchedLength());
-        Task task(Task::Error,
-                  description,
-                  Utils::FileName(), /* filename */
-                  -1, /* line */
-                  Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
+        Task::TaskType type = Task::Error;
         if (description.startsWith(QLatin1String("warning: "))) {
-            task.type = Task::Warning;
-            task.description = description.mid(9);
+            type = Task::Warning;
+            description = description.mid(9);
         } else if (description.startsWith(QLatin1String("fatal: ")))  {
-            task.description = description.mid(7);
+            description = description.mid(7);
         }
+        Task task(type, description, Utils::FileName(), /* filename */
+                  -1, /* line */ Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
         newTask(task);
         return;
     } else if (m_regExp.indexIn(lne) > -1) {
         Utils::FileName filename = Utils::FileName::fromUserInput(m_regExp.cap(1));
         int lineno = m_regExp.cap(3).toInt();
-        Task task(Task::Unknown,
-                  m_regExp.cap(8) /* description */,
-                  filename, lineno,
-                  Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
+        Task::TaskType type = Task::Unknown;
+        QString description = m_regExp.cap(8);
         if (m_regExp.cap(7) == QLatin1String("warning"))
-            task.type = Task::Warning;
+            type = Task::Warning;
         else if (m_regExp.cap(7) == QLatin1String("error") ||
-                 task.description.startsWith(QLatin1String("undefined reference to")) ||
-                 task.description.startsWith(QLatin1String("multiple definition of")))
-            task.type = Task::Error;
-
+                 description.startsWith(QLatin1String("undefined reference to")) ||
+                 description.startsWith(QLatin1String("multiple definition of")))
+            type = Task::Error;
         // Prepend "#warning" or "#error" if that triggered the match on (warning|error)
         // We want those to show how the warning was triggered
         if (m_regExp.cap(5).startsWith(QLatin1Char('#')))
-            task.description = m_regExp.cap(5) + task.description;
+            description = m_regExp.cap(5) + description;
 
+        Task task(type, description, filename, lineno, Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
         newTask(task);
         return;
     } else if (m_regExpIncluded.indexIn(lne) > -1) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/ldparser.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/ldparser.cpp
index 8ea71e96aa0..70691e35f2a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/ldparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/ldparser.cpp
@@ -78,17 +78,15 @@ void LdParser::stdError(const QString &line)
         return;
     } else if (m_regExpGccNames.indexIn(lne) > -1) {
         QString description = lne.mid(m_regExpGccNames.matchedLength());
-        Task task(Task::Error,
-                  description,
-                  Utils::FileName(), /* filename */
-                  -1, /* line */
-                  Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
+        Task::TaskType type = Task::Error;
         if (description.startsWith(QLatin1String("warning: "))) {
-            task.type = Task::Warning;
-            task.description = description.mid(9);
+            type = Task::Warning;
+            description = description.mid(9);
         } else if (description.startsWith(QLatin1String("fatal: ")))  {
-            task.description = description.mid(7);
+            description = description.mid(7);
         }
+        Task task(type, description, Utils::FileName() /* filename */, -1 /* line */,
+                  Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
         emit addTask(task);
         return;
     } else if (m_regExpLinker.indexIn(lne) > -1) {
@@ -104,20 +102,18 @@ void LdParser::stdError(const QString &line)
             filename = Utils::FileName::fromUserInput(sourceFileName);
         }
         QString description = m_regExpLinker.cap(8).trimmed();
-        Task task(Task::Error, description, filename, lineno,
-                  Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
+        Task::TaskType type = Task::Error;
         if (description.startsWith(QLatin1String("At global scope")) ||
             description.startsWith(QLatin1String("At top level")) ||
             description.startsWith(QLatin1String("instantiated from ")) ||
             description.startsWith(QLatin1String("In ")) ||
             description.startsWith(QLatin1String("first defined here"))) {
-            task.type = Task::Unknown;
+            type = Task::Unknown;
+        } else if (description.startsWith(QLatin1String("warning: "), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+            type = Task::Warning;
+            description = description.mid(9);
         }
-        if (description.startsWith(QLatin1String("warning: "), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
-            task.type = Task::Warning;
-            task.description = description.mid(9);
-        }
-
+        Task task(type, description, filename, lineno, Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
         emit addTask(task);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/linuxiccparser.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/linuxiccparser.cpp
index 713ee98d5eb..d4ab5b72ee1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/linuxiccparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/linuxiccparser.cpp
@@ -67,15 +67,16 @@ void LinuxIccParser::stdError(const QString &line)
 {
     if (m_expectFirstLine  && m_firstLine.indexIn(line) != -1) {
         // Clear out old task
-        m_temporary = ProjectExplorer::Task(Task::Unknown, m_firstLine.cap(6).trimmed(),
+        Task::TaskType type = Task::Unknown;
+        QString category = m_firstLine.cap(4);
+        if (category == QLatin1String("error"))
+            type = Task::Error;
+        else if (category == QLatin1String("warning"))
+            type = Task::Warning;
+        m_temporary = ProjectExplorer::Task(type, m_firstLine.cap(6).trimmed(),
                                             Utils::FileName::fromUserInput(m_firstLine.cap(1)),
                                             m_firstLine.cap(2).toInt(),
                                             Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
-        QString category = m_firstLine.cap(4);
-        if (category == QLatin1String("error"))
-            m_temporary.type = Task::Error;
-        else if (category == QLatin1String("warning"))
-            m_temporary.type = Task::Warning;
 
         m_expectFirstLine = false;
     } else if (!m_expectFirstLine && m_caretLine.indexIn(line) != -1) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvcparser.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvcparser.cpp
index 9ff6c36d4d0..dc6dd1f0203 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvcparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvcparser.cpp
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ bool MsvcParser::processCompileLine(const QString &line)
 
     if (m_compileRegExp.indexIn(line) > -1) {
         QPair<Utils::FileName, int> position = parseFileName( m_compileRegExp.cap(1));
-        m_lastTask = Task(Task::Unknown,
-                          m_compileRegExp.cap(4).trimmed() /* description */,
+        Task::TaskType type = Task::Unknown;
+        const QString category = m_compileRegExp.cap(3);
+        if (category == QLatin1String("warning"))
+            type = Task::Warning;
+        else if (category == QLatin1String("error"))
+            type = Task::Error;
+        m_lastTask = Task(type, m_compileRegExp.cap(4).trimmed() /* description */,
                           position.first, position.second,
                           Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
-        if (m_compileRegExp.cap(3) == QLatin1String("warning"))
-            m_lastTask.type = Task::Warning;
-        else if (m_compileRegExp.cap(3) == QLatin1String("error"))
-            m_lastTask.type = Task::Error;
-
         return true;
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtparser.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtparser.cpp
index 5a0820bf350..89a237b2a16 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtparser.cpp
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ void QtParser::stdError(const QString &line)
         int lineno = m_mocRegExp.cap(3).toInt(&ok);
         if (!ok)
             lineno = -1;
-        Task task(Task::Error,
-                  m_mocRegExp.cap(5).trimmed(),
+        Task::TaskType type = Task::Error;
+        if (m_mocRegExp.cap(4).compare(QLatin1String("Warning"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
+            type = Task::Warning;
+        Task task(type, m_mocRegExp.cap(5).trimmed() /* description */,
                   Utils::FileName::fromUserInput(m_mocRegExp.cap(1)) /* filename */,
                   lineno,
                   ProjectExplorer::Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
-        if (m_mocRegExp.cap(4).compare(QLatin1String("Warning"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
-            task.type = Task::Warning;
         emit addTask(task);
         return;
     }