diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp
index a4fd089c6a57f3d1de18daae716c2d7ee8ddc3dd..a2e270b3e10b6562b3e20dc487c3d4420cd57983 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ void CppHoverHandler::updateHelpIdAndTooltip(TextEditor::ITextEditor *editor, in
                         .arg(m_toolTip);
         }
         editor->setContextHelpId(m_helpId);
-    } else if (!m_toolTip.isEmpty()) {
+    } else if (!m_toolTip.isEmpty() && Qt::mightBeRichText(m_toolTip)) {
         m_toolTip = QString(QLatin1String("<nobr>%1")).arg(m_toolTip);
     }
 }