diff --git a/src/util/string.h b/src/util/string.h
index 630d59165660..e674c0ab8b6f 100644
--- a/src/util/string.h
+++ b/src/util/string.h
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ inline QString convertWCStringToQString(
     DEBUG_ASSERT(ilen >= 0); // unsigned -> signed
     switch (sizeof(wchar_t)) {
     case sizeof(ushort):
-        return QString::fromUtf16(reinterpret_cast<const ushort*>(wcs), ilen);
+        return QString::fromUtf16(reinterpret_cast<const char16_t*>(wcs), ilen);
     case sizeof(uint):
-        return QString::fromUcs4(reinterpret_cast<const uint*>(wcs), ilen);
+        return QString::fromUcs4(reinterpret_cast<const char32_t*>(wcs), ilen);
     default:
         DEBUG_ASSERT(!"unsupported character type");
         return QString();