diff --git a/generators/dvi/dviFile.cpp b/generators/dvi/dviFile.cpp
index 188ee80d5..d90ff1c6b 100644
--- a/generators/dvi/dviFile.cpp
+++ b/generators/dvi/dviFile.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ QString dvifile::convertPDFtoPS(const QString &PDFFilename, QString *converrorms
                           "contained in distributions of the ghostscript PostScript interpreter system. If "
                           "ghostscript is not installed on your system, you could install it now. "
                           "If you are sure that ghostscript is installed, try to use <strong>pdf2ps</strong> "
-                          "from the command line to check if it really works.</p><p><em>PATH:</em> %2</p></qt>", PDFFilename, getenv("PATH"));
+                          "from the command line to check if it really works.</p><p><em>PATH:</em> %2</p></qt>", PDFFilename, QString(qgetenv("PATH")));
       have_complainedAboutMissingPDF2PS = true;
     }
     return QString();
diff --git a/generators/dvi/fontpool.cpp b/generators/dvi/fontpool.cpp
index 0db3cbe53..6cca6ef4e 100644
--- a/generators/dvi/fontpool.cpp
+++ b/generators/dvi/fontpool.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void fontPool::locateFonts()
                     "which are necessary to display the current DVI file. "
                     "Your document might be unreadable.</p>"
                     "<p><small><b>PATH:</b> %1</small></p>"
-                    "<p><small>%2</small></p></qt>", getenv("PATH"),
+                    "<p><small>%2</small></p></qt>", QString(qgetenv("PATH")),
                     kpsewhichOutput.replace(QLatin1String("\n"), QLatin1String("<br/>"))), -1);
   }
 }
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void fontPool::locateFonts(bool makePK, bool locateTFMonly, bool *virtualFontsFo
                     "Possible reason: the <em>kpsewhich</em> program is perhaps not installed on your system, "
                     "or it cannot be found in the current search path.</p>"
                     "<p><small><b>PATH:</b> %1</small></p>"
-                    "<p><small>%2</small></p></qt>", getenv("PATH"),
+                    "<p><small>%2</small></p></qt>", QString(qgetenv("PATH")),
                     kpsewhichOutput.replace(QLatin1String("\n"), QLatin1String("<br/>"))), -1);
 
     // This makes sure the we don't try to run kpsewhich again