diff --git a/qmake/generators/makefiledeps.cpp b/qmake/generators/makefiledeps.cpp
index d68539814e..1b1b0426bb 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/makefiledeps.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/makefiledeps.cpp
@@ -61,13 +61,8 @@ inline bool qmake_endOfLine(const char &c) { return (c == '\r' || c == '\n'); }
 #endif
 
 QMakeLocalFileName::QMakeLocalFileName(const QString &name) : is_null(name.isNull())
+                                                            , real_name(name)
 {
-    if(!name.isEmpty()) {
-        if(name.at(0) == QLatin1Char('"') && name.at(name.length()-2) == QLatin1Char('"'))
-            real_name = name.mid(1, name.length()-2);
-        else
-            real_name = name;
-    }
 }
 const QString
 &QMakeLocalFileName::local() const