diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.cpp
index aa9f96d423c..b2797b13a0f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.cpp
@@ -86,34 +86,37 @@ ProjectExplorer::Project *QmakeManager::openProject(const QString &fileName, QSt
     return new QmakeProject(this, fileName);
 }
 
-ProjectExplorer::Node *QmakeManager::contextNode() const
+Node *QmakeManager::contextNode()
 {
-    return m_contextNode;
+    Node *node = ProjectTree::currentNode();
+    if (!node)
+        return nullptr;
+    auto subPriFileNode = dynamic_cast<QmakePriFileNode *>(node);
+    return subPriFileNode ? subPriFileNode->proFileNode() : node->parentProjectNode();
 }
 
-void QmakeManager::setContextNode(ProjectExplorer::Node *node)
+QmakeProject *QmakeManager::contextProject()
 {
-    m_contextNode = node;
+    return qobject_cast<QmakeProject *>(ProjectTree::currentProject());
 }
 
-ProjectExplorer::Project *QmakeManager::contextProject() const
+FileNode *QmakeManager::contextFile()
 {
-    return m_contextProject;
-}
+    Node *node = ProjectTree::currentNode();
 
-void QmakeManager::setContextProject(ProjectExplorer::Project *project)
-{
-    m_contextProject = project;
-}
+    QmakeProFileNode *subProjectNode = nullptr;
+    if (node) {
+        auto subPriFileNode = dynamic_cast<QmakePriFileNode *>(node);
+        if (!subPriFileNode)
+            subPriFileNode = dynamic_cast<QmakePriFileNode *>(node->parentProjectNode());
+        if (subPriFileNode)
+            subProjectNode = subPriFileNode->proFileNode();
+    }
+    FileNode *fileNode = node ? node->asFileNode() : nullptr;
+    bool buildFilePossible = subProjectNode && fileNode
+            && (fileNode->fileType() == ProjectExplorer::FileType::Source);
 
-ProjectExplorer::FileNode *QmakeManager::contextFile() const
-{
-    return m_contextFile;
-}
-
-void QmakeManager::setContextFile(ProjectExplorer::FileNode *file)
-{
-    m_contextFile = file;
+    return buildFilePossible ? fileNode : nullptr;
 }
 
 void QmakeManager::addLibrary()
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ void QmakeManager::runQMake()
 
 void QmakeManager::runQMakeContextMenu()
 {
-    runQMakeImpl(m_contextProject, m_contextNode);
+    runQMakeImpl(contextProject(), contextNode());
 }
 
 void QmakeManager::runQMakeImpl(ProjectExplorer::Project *p, ProjectExplorer::Node *node)
@@ -227,31 +230,28 @@ void QmakeManager::buildFile()
 
 void QmakeManager::handleSubDirContextMenu(QmakeManager::Action action, bool isFileBuild)
 {
-    handleSubDirContextMenu(action, isFileBuild, m_contextProject, m_contextNode, m_contextFile);
+    handleSubDirContextMenu(action, isFileBuild, contextProject(), contextNode(), contextFile());
 }
 
 void QmakeManager::handleSubDirContextMenu(QmakeManager::Action action, bool isFileBuild,
-                                         ProjectExplorer::Project *contextProject,
-                                         ProjectExplorer::Node *contextNode,
-                                         ProjectExplorer::FileNode *contextFile)
+                                           Project *contextProject, Node *contextNode, FileNode *contextFile)
 {
-    QmakeProject *qmakeProject = qobject_cast<QmakeProject *>(contextProject);
-    QTC_ASSERT(qmakeProject, return);
+    QTC_ASSERT(contextProject, return);
+    Target *target = contextProject->activeTarget();
+    if (!target)
+        return;
 
-    if (!qmakeProject->activeTarget() ||
-        !qmakeProject->activeTarget()->activeBuildConfiguration())
-    return;
+    QmakeBuildConfiguration *bc = qobject_cast<QmakeBuildConfiguration *>(target->activeBuildConfiguration());
+    if (!bc)
+        return;
 
     if (!contextNode || !contextFile)
         isFileBuild = false;
-    QmakeBuildConfiguration *bc = qobject_cast<QmakeBuildConfiguration *>(qmakeProject->activeTarget()->activeBuildConfiguration());
-    if (!bc)
-        return;
 
     if (contextNode) {
         if (QmakePriFileNode *prifile = dynamic_cast<QmakePriFileNode *>(contextNode)) {
             if (QmakeProFileNode *profile = prifile->proFileNode()) {
-                if (profile != qmakeProject->rootProjectNode() || isFileBuild)
+                if (profile != contextProject->rootProjectNode() || isFileBuild)
                     bc->setSubNodeBuild(profile);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.h
index 8bffd7cf1c5..a49b9253620 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.h
@@ -56,12 +56,9 @@ public:
     ProjectExplorer::Project *openProject(const QString &fileName, QString *errorString) override;
 
     // Context information used in the slot implementations
-    ProjectExplorer::Node *contextNode() const;
-    void setContextNode(ProjectExplorer::Node *node);
-    ProjectExplorer::Project *contextProject() const;
-    void setContextProject(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
-    ProjectExplorer::FileNode *contextFile() const;
-    void setContextFile(ProjectExplorer::FileNode *file);
+    static ProjectExplorer::Node *contextNode();
+    static QmakeProject *contextProject();
+    static ProjectExplorer::FileNode *contextFile();
 
     enum Action { BUILD, REBUILD, CLEAN };
 
@@ -84,10 +81,6 @@ private:
                                  ProjectExplorer::FileNode *contextFile);
     void addLibraryImpl(const QString &fileName, TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *editor);
     void runQMakeImpl(ProjectExplorer::Project *p, ProjectExplorer::Node *node);
-
-    ProjectExplorer::Node *m_contextNode = nullptr;
-    ProjectExplorer::Project *m_contextProject = nullptr;
-    ProjectExplorer::FileNode *m_contextFile = nullptr;
 };
 
 } // namespace QmakeProjectManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
index 852635d7a65..d25b57b2055 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
@@ -321,24 +321,12 @@ void QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::updateContextActions()
     Project *project = ProjectTree::currentProject();
     m_addLibraryActionContextMenu->setEnabled(dynamic_cast<QmakeProFileNode *>(node));
 
-    auto proFileNode = dynamic_cast<QmakeProFileNode *>(node);
-    auto qmakeProject = qobject_cast<QmakeProject *>(project);
-    QmakeProFileNode *subProjectNode = nullptr;
-    if (node) {
-        auto subPriFileNode = dynamic_cast<QmakePriFileNode *>(node);
-        if (!subPriFileNode)
-            subPriFileNode = dynamic_cast<QmakePriFileNode *>(node->parentProjectNode());
-        if (subPriFileNode)
-            subProjectNode = subPriFileNode->proFileNode();
-    }
-    ProjectExplorer::FileNode *fileNode = node ? node->asFileNode() : nullptr;
-    bool buildFilePossible = subProjectNode && fileNode
-            && (fileNode->fileType() == ProjectExplorer::FileType::Source);
-
-    m_qmakeProjectManager->setContextNode(subProjectNode);
-    m_qmakeProjectManager->setContextProject(qmakeProject);
-    m_qmakeProjectManager->setContextFile(buildFilePossible ? fileNode : nullptr);
+    FileNode *proFileNode = QmakeManager::contextFile();
+    QmakeProject *qmakeProject = QmakeManager::contextProject();
+    Node *subProjectNode = QmakeManager::contextNode();
+    FileNode *fileNode = node ? node->asFileNode() : nullptr;
 
+    bool buildFilePossible = subProjectNode && fileNode && (fileNode->fileType() == FileType::Source);
     bool subProjectActionsVisible = qmakeProject && subProjectNode && (subProjectNode != qmakeProject->rootProjectNode());
 
     QString subProjectName;