diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
index 957837ec37e6b35461e9b7d5c2558f2e991e36c9..48a05ed27118137556d45a534003901cc97ba7fa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -734,12 +734,6 @@ QString GccToolChain::detectVersion() const
     return gccVersion(m_compilerCommand, env.toStringList());
 }
 
-QStringList GccToolChain::reinterpretOptions(const QStringList &arg) const
-{
-    // Nothing todo
-    return arg;
-}
-
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // GccToolChainFactory
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.h
index a4f79dd01b43335f3c510af0ddda5a55ad45fcc7..2bcf3f00020ce8e5824f1a2faa0acb7b074221d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ protected:
 
     // Reinterpret options for compiler drivers inheriting from GccToolChain (e.g qcc) to apply -Wp option
     // that passes the initial options directly down to the gcc compiler
-    virtual QStringList reinterpretOptions(const QStringList &argument) const;
+    virtual QStringList reinterpretOptions(const QStringList &argument) const { return argument; }
     static QList<HeaderPath> gccHeaderPaths(const Utils::FileName &gcc, const QStringList &args, const QStringList &env);
 
     static const int PREDEFINED_MACROS_CACHE_SIZE;