diff --git a/qtcreator.pro b/qtcreator.pro
index cc3a6a713686cbae5cc296b5101f118629011ef7..c5800e9d493fd89e81e35028f157202c110b2e6a 100644
--- a/qtcreator.pro
+++ b/qtcreator.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #version check qt
 contains(QT_VERSION, ^4\.[0-5]\..*) {
-    message("Cannot build Qt Creator with Qt version $$QT_VERSION.")
+    message("Cannot build Qt Creator with Qt version $${QT_VERSION}.")
     error("Use at least Qt 4.6.")
 }