diff --git a/src/QGCQFileDialog.cc b/src/QGCQFileDialog.cc
index 21fa68b034290492e57cf3730a41f41d02e1db3f..cd7aa48b787ce8114e955c6990dd43d482f0421d 100644
--- a/src/QGCQFileDialog.cc
+++ b/src/QGCQFileDialog.cc
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ QString QGCQFileDialog::getSaveFileName(
             }
             break;
         }
-        return QString("");
+        return {};
     }
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ QString QGCQFileDialog::_getFirstExtensionInFilter(const QString& filter) {
             return match.captured(0).mid(2);
         }
     }
-    return QString("");
+    return {};
 }
 
 /// @brief Validates and updates the parameters for the file dialog calls