diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_parser.cpp b/src/base/rss/rss_parser.cpp
index ed990f990..a1ff641b8 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_parser.cpp
@@ -563,12 +563,12 @@ void Parser::parse_impl(const QByteArray &feedData)
 
     while (xml.readNextStartElement())
     {
-        if (xml.name() == "rss")
+        if (xml.name() == QLatin1String("rss"))
         {
             // Find channels
             while (xml.readNextStartElement())
             {
-                if (xml.name() == "channel")
+                if (xml.name() == QLatin1String("channel"))
                 {
                     parseRSSChannel(xml);
                     foundChannel = true;
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void Parser::parse_impl(const QByteArray &feedData)
             }
             break;
         }
-        if (xml.name() == "feed")
+        if (xml.name() == QLatin1String("feed"))
         { // Atom feed
             parseAtomChannel(xml);
             foundChannel = true;
diff --git a/src/gui/programupdater.cpp b/src/gui/programupdater.cpp
index 7301b83ea..c72327822 100644
--- a/src/gui/programupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/programupdater.cpp
@@ -127,18 +127,18 @@ void ProgramUpdater::rssDownloadFinished(const Net::DownloadResult &result)
 
         if (xml.isStartElement())
         {
-            if (xml.name() == "item")
+            if (xml.name() == QLatin1String("item"))
                 inItem = true;
-            else if (inItem && xml.name() == "link")
+            else if (inItem && (xml.name() == QLatin1String("link")))
                 updateLink = getStringValue(xml);
-            else if (inItem && xml.name() == "type")
+            else if (inItem && (xml.name() == QLatin1String("type")))
                 type = getStringValue(xml);
-            else if (inItem && xml.name() == "version")
+            else if (inItem && (xml.name() == QLatin1String("version")))
                 version = getStringValue(xml);
         }
         else if (xml.isEndElement())
         {
-            if (inItem && xml.name() == "item")
+            if (inItem && (xml.name() == QLatin1String("item")))
             {
                 if (type.compare(OS_TYPE, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
                 {