diff --git a/src/lay/lay/laySaltDownloadManager.cc b/src/lay/lay/laySaltDownloadManager.cc
index 4fe9c7b2b..6794da470 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/laySaltDownloadManager.cc
+++ b/src/lay/lay/laySaltDownloadManager.cc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ConfirmationDialog::add_info (const std::string &name, bool update, const std::s
   item->setText (3, tl::to_qstring (url));
 
   for (int column = 0; column < list->colorCount (); ++column) {
-    item->setData (column, Qt::ForegroundRole, QVariant (QBrush (update ? Qt::blue : Qt::black)));
+    item->setData (column, Qt::ForegroundRole, QVariant (QBrush (update ? QColor (Qt::blue) : QColor (Qt::black))));
   }
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ConfirmationDialog::mark_fetching (const std::string &name)
     list->scrollToItem (i->second);
     for (int c = 0; c < list->columnCount (); ++c) {
       i->second->setData (c, Qt::BackgroundColorRole, QColor (224, 244, 244));
-      i->second->setData (c, Qt::TextColorRole, Qt::blue);
+      i->second->setData (c, Qt::TextColorRole, QColor (Qt::blue));
     }
     i->second->setData (1, Qt::DisplayRole, tr ("FETCHING"));
   }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ ConfirmationDialog::mark_error (const std::string &name)
     list->scrollToItem (i->second);
     for (int c = 0; c < list->columnCount (); ++c) {
       i->second->setData (c, Qt::BackgroundColorRole, QColor (255, 224, 244));
-      i->second->setData (c, Qt::TextColorRole, Qt::black);
+      i->second->setData (c, Qt::TextColorRole, QColor (Qt::black));
     }
     i->second->setData (1, Qt::DisplayRole, tr ("ERROR"));
   }
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ ConfirmationDialog::mark_success (const std::string &name)
     list->scrollToItem (i->second);
     for (int c = 0; c < list->columnCount (); ++c) {
       i->second->setData (c, Qt::BackgroundColorRole, QColor (160, 255, 160));
-      i->second->setData (c, Qt::TextColorRole, Qt::black);
+      i->second->setData (c, Qt::TextColorRole, QColor (Qt::black));
     }
     i->second->setData (1, Qt::DisplayRole, tr ("INSTALLED"));
   }