diff --git a/src/core/utilities.cpp b/src/core/utilities.cpp
index 1cd127ae..48c25edb 100644
--- a/src/core/utilities.cpp
+++ b/src/core/utilities.cpp
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ QByteArray HmacSha1(const QByteArray &key, const QByteArray &data) {
 QByteArray Sha1CoverHash(const QString &artist, const QString &album) {
 
   QCryptographicHash hash(QCryptographicHash::Sha1);
-  hash.addData(artist.toLower().toUtf8().constData());
-  hash.addData(album.toLower().toUtf8().constData());
+  hash.addData(artist.toLower().toUtf8());
+  hash.addData(album.toLower().toUtf8());
 
   return hash.result();