diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings/tools/toolitemsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings/tools/toolitemsettings.cpp
index f88cb2debd8..c5ae4e21517 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings/tools/toolitemsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings/tools/toolitemsettings.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void ToolItemSettings::store()
     if (m_currentId)
         emit applyChanges(*m_currentId,
                           ui->mesonNameLineEdit->text(),
-                          ui->mesonPathChooser->fileName());
+                          ui->mesonPathChooser->filePath());
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal