diff --git a/cpputools/source/unoexe/unoexe.cxx b/cpputools/source/unoexe/unoexe.cxx
index 0ed543ba0335..e20bc52d325a 100644
--- a/cpputools/source/unoexe/unoexe.cxx
+++ b/cpputools/source/unoexe/unoexe.cxx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const char arUsingText[] =
 static bool readOption( OUString * pValue, const char * pOpt,
                         sal_uInt32 * pnIndex, const OUString & aArg)
 {
-    static constexpr OUString dash(u"-"_ustr);
+    static constexpr std::u16string_view dash(u"-");
     if(!aArg.startsWith(dash))
         return false;