diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskDimension.cpp
index 596d9d2332..c0fc309426 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskDimension.cpp
@@ -1395,10 +1395,10 @@ PartGui::SteppedSelection::SteppedSelection(const uint& buttonCountIn, QWidget*
   for (uint index = 0; index < buttonCountIn; ++index)
   {
     ButtonIconPairType tempPair;
-
+    QString text = QObject::tr("Selection ");
     std::ostringstream stream;
-    stream << "Selection " << ((index < 10) ? "0" : "") <<  index + 1;
-    QString buttonText = QObject::tr(stream.str().c_str());
+    stream << text.toStdString() << ((index < 10) ? "0" : "") <<  index + 1;
+    QString buttonText = QString::fromStdString(stream.str());
     QPushButton *button = new QPushButton(buttonText, this);
     button->setCheckable(true);
     button->setEnabled(false);