diff --git a/src/libs/vmisc/def.h b/src/libs/vmisc/def.h
index 88e563da5..518170c9f 100644
--- a/src/libs/vmisc/def.h
+++ b/src/libs/vmisc/def.h
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ enum class GSizes : unsigned char { ALL,
 #endif // defined(__cplusplus)
 #endif // QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 8, 0)
 
-template <class T>
-const auto & ConstFirst (const T &container)
+template <typename T, template <typename> class Cont>
+inline const T& ConstFirst (const Cont<T> &container)
 {
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 6, 0)
     return container.constFirst();
@@ -366,6 +366,15 @@ const auto & ConstFirst (const T &container)
 #endif
 }
 
+template <typename T, typename C>
+inline const T& ConstFirst (const C &container)
+{
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 6, 0)
+    return container.constFirst();
+#else
+    return container.first(); // clazy:exclude=detaching-temporary
+#endif
+}
 
 bool IsOptionSet(int argc, char *argv[], const char *option);
 void InitHighDpiScaling(int argc, char *argv[]);
diff --git a/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp b/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp
index ef7b1890e..100b30335 100644
--- a/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vmisc/vcommonsettings.cpp
@@ -1011,10 +1011,10 @@ void VCommonSettings::SetHideLabels(bool value)
 QString VCommonSettings::GetLabelDateFormat() const
 {
     const QString format = value(*settingLabelDateFormat,
-                                 ConstFirst (VCommonSettings::PredefinedDateFormats())).toString();
+                                 ConstFirst<QString> (VCommonSettings::PredefinedDateFormats())).toString();
     const QStringList allFormats = VCommonSettings::PredefinedDateFormats() + GetUserDefinedDateFormats();
 
-    return allFormats.contains(format) ? format : ConstFirst (VCommonSettings::PredefinedDateFormats());
+    return allFormats.contains(format) ? format : ConstFirst<QString> (VCommonSettings::PredefinedDateFormats());
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1067,10 +1067,10 @@ void VCommonSettings::SetUserDefinedDateFormats(const QStringList &formats)
 QString VCommonSettings::GetLabelTimeFormat() const
 {
     const QString format = value(*settingLabelTimeFormat,
-                                 ConstFirst (VCommonSettings::PredefinedTimeFormats())).toString();
+                                 ConstFirst<QString> (VCommonSettings::PredefinedTimeFormats())).toString();
     const QStringList allFormats = VCommonSettings::PredefinedTimeFormats() + GetUserDefinedTimeFormats();
 
-    return allFormats.contains(format) ? format : ConstFirst (VCommonSettings::PredefinedTimeFormats());
+    return allFormats.contains(format) ? format : ConstFirst<QString> (VCommonSettings::PredefinedTimeFormats());
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------