diff --git a/src/lay/lay/laySaltDownloadManager.cc b/src/lay/lay/laySaltDownloadManager.cc
index 4fe9c7b2b..868902b2d 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/laySaltDownloadManager.cc
+++ b/src/lay/lay/laySaltDownloadManager.cc
@@ -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"));
   }