diff --git a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsettingswidget.cpp
index 2d7c69053d3..be73ecb14d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ using namespace AutotoolsProjectManager::Internal;
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
 AutotoolsBuildSettingsWidget::AutotoolsBuildSettingsWidget(AutotoolsBuildConfiguration *bc) :
-    m_buildConfiguration(0)
+    m_buildConfiguration(bc)
 {
     QFormLayout *fl = new QFormLayout(this);
     fl->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);