diff --git a/src/comm/SerialLink.cc b/src/comm/SerialLink.cc
index d499e483721f19c73fcbd2de4419da7a270aa751..96f70c4c9024e0863e126f8a73213df590623727 100644
--- a/src/comm/SerialLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/SerialLink.cc
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ bool SerialLink::isBootloader()
 void SerialLink::loadSettings()
 {
     // Load defaults from settings
-    QSettings settings(QGC::ORG_NAME, QGC::APPNAME);
+    QSettings settings;
     settings.sync();
     if (settings.contains("SERIALLINK_COMM_PORT"))
     {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void SerialLink::loadSettings()
 void SerialLink::writeSettings()
 {
     // Store settings
-    QSettings settings(QGC::ORG_NAME, QGC::APPNAME);
+    QSettings settings;
     settings.setValue("SERIALLINK_COMM_PORT", getPortName());
     settings.setValue("SERIALLINK_COMM_BAUD", getBaudRateType());
     settings.setValue("SERIALLINK_COMM_PARITY", getParityType());
diff --git a/src/ui/configuration/terminalconsole.cpp b/src/ui/configuration/terminalconsole.cpp
index f0b1127f43bcda1f25f9d506a283a0805970f196..a2dcdc416c58889e94fe747922be2f917e476de8 100644
--- a/src/ui/configuration/terminalconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/configuration/terminalconsole.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void TerminalConsole::setLink(int index)
 void TerminalConsole::loadSettings()
 {
     // Load defaults from settings
-    QSettings settings(QGC::ORG_NAME, QGC::APPNAME);
+    QSettings settings;
     settings.sync();
     if (settings.contains("TERMINALCONSOLE_COMM_PORT"))
     {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void TerminalConsole::loadSettings()
 void TerminalConsole::writeSettings()
 {
     // Store settings
-    QSettings settings(QGC::ORG_NAME, QGC::APPNAME);
+    QSettings settings;
     settings.setValue("TERMINALCONSOLE_COMM_PORT", m_settings.name);
     settings.setValue("TERMINALCONSOLE_COMM_BAUD", m_settings.baudRate);
     settings.setValue("TERMINALCONSOLE_COMM_PARITY", m_settings.parity);