diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonsummarypage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonsummarypage.cpp
index e0e3f900b02602aae71cd68ecda95ea2cceddddc..247336939edc605437ea0e2254b0951709113ebb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonsummarypage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonsummarypage.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void JsonSummaryPage::projectNodeHasChanged()
 void JsonSummaryPage::versionControlHasChanged()
 {
     IVersionControl *vc = currentVersionControl();
-    m_wizard->setProperty("VersionControl", vc ? vc->id().toString() : QString());
+    m_wizard->setProperty("VersionControl", vc ? vc->id().toString() : QLatin1String(""));
 
     updateFileList();
 }