diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
index 5c606e1a8a6..390499e569c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ private:
 QmlProjectRunConfiguration::QmlProjectRunConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
     : RunConfiguration(target, id)
 {
+    setUsesEmptyBuildKeys();
     qmlViewer.setSettingsKey(Constants::QML_VIEWER_KEY);
     qmlViewer.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Override device QML viewer:"));
     qmlViewer.setPlaceHolderText(qmlRuntimeFilePath().toUserOutput());