diff --git a/src/daemon/XorgDisplayServer.cpp b/src/daemon/XorgDisplayServer.cpp
index 5f93a1b37..d5f29a94a 100644
--- a/src/daemon/XorgDisplayServer.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/XorgDisplayServer.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace SDDM {
         // create a random hexadecimal number
         const char *digits = "0123456789abcdef";
         for (int i = 0; i < 32; ++i)
-            m_cookie[i] = digits[dis(gen)];
+            m_cookie[i] = QLatin1Char(digits[dis(gen)]);
     }
 
     XorgDisplayServer::~XorgDisplayServer() {