diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
index 1c058a42a92b1e8f9b75cd5fb485fc6610c9bb4d..cfe0ca314cba5a0ae03111de4eec4eb89a8e953f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static Utils::FileName findLocalCompiler(const Utils::FileName &compilerPath,
             && !pathEntry.contains("distcc");
     });
 
-    QTC_ASSERT(path != FileName(), return compilerPath);
+    QTC_ASSERT(!path.isEmpty(), return compilerPath);
     return path;
 }