diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qsettings_winrt.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qsettings_winrt.cpp
index 82632bd16d..ad02f050e5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qsettings_winrt.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qsettings_winrt.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ QWinRTSettingsPrivate::QWinRTSettingsPrivate(QSettings::Scope scope, const QStri
 }
 
 QWinRTSettingsPrivate::QWinRTSettingsPrivate(QString rPath)
-    : QSettingsPrivate(QSettings::NativeFormat)
+    : QSettingsPrivate(QSettings::NativeFormat, QSettings::UserScope, rPath, QString())
     , writeContainer(0)
 {
     init(QSettings::UserScope);