diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitconfigwidget.cpp
index 1efee3ef9ad94563a8a1d77b872d55710f54069d..2613e7d439dee20a9ddcf28dd3743376ca2785c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ QWidget *QtKitConfigWidget::buttonWidget() const
 
 static QString itemNameFor(const BaseQtVersion *v)
 {
-    QTC_CHECK(v);
+    QTC_ASSERT(v, return QString());
     QString name = v->displayName();
     if (!v->isValid())
         name = QCoreApplication::translate("QtSupport::Internal::QtKitConfigWidget", "%1 (invalid)").arg(v->displayName());