diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index d880de115ce..2acf2ed0f46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <coreplugin/idocument.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icontext.h>
+#include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildmanager.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/kitmanager.h>
 #include <limits>
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ void Project::saveSettings()
     emit aboutToSaveSettings();
     if (!d->m_accessor)
         d->m_accessor = new Internal::UserFileAccessor(this);
-    d->m_accessor->saveSettings(toMap());
+    d->m_accessor->saveSettings(toMap(), Core::ICore::mainWindow());
 }
 
 bool Project::restoreSettings()
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.cpp
index 5a6f023f727..2cdbb524b63 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.cpp
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ QVariantMap SettingsAccessor::restoreSettings() const
     return userSettings.m_map;
 }
 
-bool SettingsAccessor::saveSettings(const QVariantMap &map) const
+bool SettingsAccessor::saveSettings(const QVariantMap &map, QWidget *parent) const
 {
     if (map.isEmpty())
         return false;
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ bool SettingsAccessor::saveSettings(const QVariantMap &map) const
     if (shared.isValid())
         trackUserStickySettings(settings.m_map, shared.toMap());
 
-    return m_userFileAcessor.writeFile(&settings);
+    return m_userFileAcessor.writeFile(&settings, parent);
 }
 
 void SettingsAccessor::addVersionUpgrader(VersionUpgrader *handler)
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ bool SettingsAccessor::FileAccessor::readFile(SettingsData *settings) const
     return true;
 }
 
-bool SettingsAccessor::FileAccessor::writeFile(const SettingsData *settings) const
+bool SettingsAccessor::FileAccessor::writeFile(const SettingsData *settings, QWidget *parent) const
 {
     if (!m_writer || m_writer->fileName() != settings->fileName()) {
         delete m_writer;
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ bool SettingsAccessor::FileAccessor::writeFile(const SettingsData *settings) con
 
     if (m_environmentSpecific)
         data.insert(QLatin1String(ENVIRONMENT_ID_KEY), SettingsAccessor::creatorId());
-    return m_writer->save(data, Core::ICore::mainWindow());
+    return m_writer->save(data, parent);
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.h
index b0f80bf169f..e6bfac4e88f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
     Project *project() const;
 
     QVariantMap restoreSettings() const;
-    bool saveSettings(const QVariantMap &map) const;
+    bool saveSettings(const QVariantMap &data, QWidget *parent) const;
 
     void addVersionUpgrader(Internal::VersionUpgrader *handler); // Takes ownership of the handler!
 private:
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ private:
         ~FileAccessor();
 
         bool readFile(SettingsData *settings) const;
-        bool writeFile(const SettingsData *settings) const;
+        bool writeFile(const SettingsData *settings, QWidget *parent) const;
 
         QString suffix() const { return m_suffix; }