diff --git a/src/Base/Interpreter.cpp b/src/Base/Interpreter.cpp
index 8d52860328..f7fed3677b 100644
--- a/src/Base/Interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/Interpreter.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ std::string InterpreterSingleton::runStringWithKey(const char *psCmd, const char
         }
         else {
             PyException::ThrowException();
-            return std::string(); // just to quieten code analyzers
+            return {}; // just to quieten code analyzers
         }
     }
     Py_DECREF(presult);
diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
index a48c87a655..6d588eacbe 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ QVariant PropertyItem::toString(const QVariant& prop) const
         ss << "ERR!";
     }
 
-    return QVariant(QString::fromUtf8(ss.str().c_str()));
+    return {QString::fromUtf8(ss.str().c_str())};
 }
 
 QVariant PropertyItem::value(const App::Property* /*prop*/) const