diff --git a/src/kconfig_compiler/kconfig_compiler.cpp b/src/kconfig_compiler/kconfig_compiler.cpp
--- a/src/kconfig_compiler/kconfig_compiler.cpp
+++ b/src/kconfig_compiler/kconfig_compiler.cpp
@@ -502,13 +502,9 @@
 
 static QString varPath(const QString &n, const CfgConfig &cfg)
 {
-    QString result;
-    if (cfg.dpointer) {
-        result = "d->" + varName(n, cfg);
-    } else {
-        result = varName(n, cfg);
-    }
-    return result;
+    return cfg.dpointer
+        ? QStringLiteral("d->") + varName(n, cfg)
+        : varName(n, cfg);
 }
 
 static QString enumName(const QString &n)