diff --git a/qtcreator.pri b/qtcreator.pri
index 4bc8e296149bdca595d9eb74da5dd5b99827ffb4..b78da8fa127d897a3fbe2afdcf98ede538e6334a 100644
--- a/qtcreator.pri
+++ b/qtcreator.pri
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ defineReplace(cleanPath) {
 }
 
 defineReplace(targetPath) {
-    win32:1 ~= s|/|\|g
-    return($$1)
+    return($$replace(1, /, $$QMAKE_DIR_SEP))
 }
 
 # For use in custom compilers which just copy files