diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.h b/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.h
index 90ab8369c92..93be7248c34 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.h
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qplugin.h
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ void Q_CORE_EXPORT qRegisterStaticPluginFunction(QStaticPlugin staticPlugin);
 #  endif
 #  define Q_PLUGIN_VERIFICATION_DATA \
     static const char qt_plugin_verification_data[] = \
-      "pattern=""QT_PLUGIN_VERIFICATION_DATA""\n" \
-      "version="QT_VERSION_STR"\n" \
-      "debug="QPLUGIN_DEBUG_STR;
+      "pattern=" "QT_PLUGIN_VERIFICATION_DATA" "\n" \
+      "version=" QT_VERSION_STR "\n" \
+      "debug=" QPLUGIN_DEBUG_STR;
 
 
 #  define Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(PLUGIN, PLUGINCLASS)      \
diff --git a/src/testlib/qxmltestlogger.cpp b/src/testlib/qxmltestlogger.cpp
index 28ae6ff0954..7e5da206806 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qxmltestlogger.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qxmltestlogger.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void QXmlTestLogger::startLogging()
     QTest::qt_asprintf(&buf,
                 "<Environment>\n"
                 "    <QtVersion>%s</QtVersion>\n"
-                "    <QTestVersion>"QTEST_VERSION_STR"</QTestVersion>\n"
+                "    <QTestVersion>" QTEST_VERSION_STR "</QTestVersion>\n"
                 "</Environment>\n", qVersion());
     outputString(buf.constData());
 }