diff --git a/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib.cpp b/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib.cpp
index fe3946d27cf..b5b988b8aba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ QCtfLibImpl::QCtfLibImpl()
 void QCtfLibImpl::clearLocation()
 {
 #if QT_CONFIG(cxx17_filesystem)
-    const std::filesystem::path location{qUtf16Printable(m_location)};
+    const std::filesystem::path location{m_location.toStdU16String()};
     for (auto const& dirEntry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator{location})
     {
         const auto path = dirEntry.path();