diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
index 0ffb6c4a3dd..bd1dcf3e5e0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -1149,8 +1149,8 @@ void MsvcToolChain::rescanForCompiler()
     Utils::Environment env = Utils::Environment::systemEnvironment();
     addToEnvironment(env);
 
-    m_compilerCommand
-        = env.searchInPath(QLatin1String("cl.exe"), {}, [](const Utils::FilePath &name) {
+    setCompilerCommand(
+          env.searchInPath(QLatin1String("cl.exe"), {}, [](const Utils::FilePath &name) {
               QDir dir(QDir::cleanPath(name.toFileInfo().absolutePath() + QStringLiteral("/..")));
               do {
                   if (QFile::exists(dir.absoluteFilePath(QStringLiteral("vcvarsall.bat")))
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ void MsvcToolChain::rescanForCompiler()
                       return true;
               } while (dir.cdUp() && !dir.isRoot());
               return false;
-          });
+          }));
 }
 
 QList<OutputLineParser *> MsvcToolChain::createOutputParsers() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
index 20880a7c351..4e711183adb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ private:
     mutable Utils::Environment m_lastEnvironment;   // Last checked 'incoming' environment.
     mutable Utils::Environment m_resultEnvironment; // Resulting environment for VC
 
-    Utils::FilePath m_compilerCommand;
-
 protected:
     QString m_vcvarsBat;
     QString m_varsBatArg; // Argument