diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 1451f6fa79e9cb972f259e106d04c153bd88ea54..4d7756b293f28d9a29fb7120587782c4b154d409 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -635,18 +635,18 @@ FileName FileName::relativeChildPath(const FileName &parent) const
 FileName &FileName::appendPath(const QString &s)
 {
     if (!isEmpty() && !QString::endsWith(QLatin1Char('/')))
-        append(QLatin1Char('/'));
-    append(s);
+        appendString(QLatin1Char('/'));
+    appendString(s);
     return *this;
 }
 
-FileName &FileName::append(const QString &str)
+FileName &FileName::appendString(const QString &str)
 {
     QString::append(str);
     return *this;
 }
 
-FileName &FileName::append(QChar str)
+FileName &FileName::appendString(QChar str)
 {
     QString::append(str);
     return *this;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 026152d2ea57d97f229fb791824d8db1837fb4e1..96c1d46991d036c0e91e3f2645c5e980441a06e7 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ public:
 
     Utils::FileName relativeChildPath(const FileName &parent) const;
     Utils::FileName &appendPath(const QString &s);
-    Utils::FileName &append(const QString &str);
-    Utils::FileName &append(QChar str);
+    Utils::FileName &appendString(const QString &str);
+    Utils::FileName &appendString(QChar str);
 
     using QString::size;
     using QString::count;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
index 5d2263d6bd597f6c7f64efdd1da5d03a49b8f666..44d06d8310e1a9a30d15338ff4fcf25eee1b08d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
@@ -334,22 +334,22 @@ FileName AndroidConfigurations::toolPath(Abi::Architecture architecture, const Q
 
 FileName AndroidConfigurations::stripPath(Abi::Architecture architecture, const QString &ndkToolChainVersion) const
 {
-    return toolPath(architecture, ndkToolChainVersion).append(QLatin1String("-strip" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX));
+    return toolPath(architecture, ndkToolChainVersion).appendString(QLatin1String("-strip" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX));
 }
 
 FileName AndroidConfigurations::readelfPath(Abi::Architecture architecture, const QString &ndkToolChainVersion) const
 {
-    return toolPath(architecture, ndkToolChainVersion).append(QLatin1String("-readelf" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX));
+    return toolPath(architecture, ndkToolChainVersion).appendString(QLatin1String("-readelf" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX));
 }
 
 FileName AndroidConfigurations::gccPath(Abi::Architecture architecture, const QString &ndkToolChainVersion) const
 {
-    return toolPath(architecture, ndkToolChainVersion).append(QLatin1String("-gcc" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX));
+    return toolPath(architecture, ndkToolChainVersion).appendString(QLatin1String("-gcc" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX));
 }
 
 FileName AndroidConfigurations::gdbPath(Abi::Architecture architecture, const QString &ndkToolChainVersion) const
 {
-    return toolPath(architecture, ndkToolChainVersion).append(QLatin1String("-gdb" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX));
+    return toolPath(architecture, ndkToolChainVersion).appendString(QLatin1String("-gdb" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX));
 }
 
 FileName AndroidConfigurations::openJDKPath() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
index aed0ebe0f194ea1cafdcbea0db9fc998165f1290..0328cb64ad669fdce0f8ef23ad5244c9932ab923 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Utils::FileName AndroidManager::libsPath(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
 
 Utils::FileName AndroidManager::stringsPath(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
 {
-    return dirPath(target).append(AndroidStringsFileName);
+    return dirPath(target).appendString(AndroidStringsFileName);
 }
 
 Utils::FileName AndroidManager::defaultPropertiesPath(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxutils.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxutils.cpp
index e87dd8dd8a802cddc91e7188afbd13d076337550..5d26da2008c0355f7004f7ca8c6356fce4930858 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxutils.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Utils::FileName QnxUtils::executableWithExtension(const Utils::FileName &fileNam
 {
     Utils::FileName result = fileName;
     if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
-        result.append(QLatin1String(".exe"));
+        result.appendString(QLatin1String(".exe"));
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/sdktool/settings.cpp b/src/tools/sdktool/settings.cpp
index 74b5d18d6cda83d1cd4f0c76dc369418553cce63..06c180cdca48fac9864015b6d1372a3b31be8851 100644
--- a/src/tools/sdktool/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/sdktool/settings.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ Utils::FileName Settings::getPath(const QString &file)
         result.appendPath(QLatin1String("debuggers"));
     else
         return Utils::FileName();
-    result.append(QLatin1String(".xml"));
+    result.appendString(QLatin1String(".xml"));
     return result;
 }