diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index 3c3cea29109..add1c1f90b9 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static void init_platform(const QString &pluginArgument, const QString &platform
             fatalMessage += QStringLiteral("Available platforms are: %1\n").arg(
                         keys.join(QStringLiteral(", ")));
         fatalMessage += QStringLiteral("GUI applications require a platform plugin. Terminating.");
-        qFatal(qPrintable(fatalMessage));
+        qFatal("%s", qPrintable(fatalMessage));
         return;
     }