diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
index 7f0ac4d5e0..eb0e58eb4a 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(displayplugins)
 
-const QString OpenVrDisplayPlugin::NAME("OpenVR (Vive)");
-const QString StandingHMDSensorMode = "Standing HMD Sensor Mode"; // this probably shouldn't be hardcoded here
-const QString OpenVrThreadedSubmit = "OpenVR Threaded Submit"; // this probably shouldn't be hardcoded here
+const char* OpenVrDisplayPlugin::NAME { "OpenVR (Vive)" };
+const char* StandingHMDSensorMode { "Standing HMD Sensor Mode" }; // this probably shouldn't be hardcoded here
+const char* OpenVrThreadedSubmit { "OpenVR Threaded Submit" }; // this probably shouldn't be hardcoded here
 
 PoseData _nextRenderPoseData;
 PoseData _nextSimPoseData;