diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
index caa1e115113..9dfb50d5f28 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ void QmakeProFile::asyncEvaluate(QFutureInterface<QmakeEvalResult *> &fi, QmakeE
 void QmakeProFile::applyAsyncEvaluate()
 {
     applyEvaluate(m_parseFutureWatcher.result());
-    m_project->decrementPendingEvaluateFutures(validParse());
+    m_project->decrementPendingEvaluateFutures();
 }
 
 bool sortByParserNodes(Node *a, Node *b)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
index c3b847447aa..e9a7c39b91e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
@@ -500,24 +500,20 @@ void QmakeProject::startAsyncTimer(QmakeProFile::AsyncUpdateDelay delay)
 void QmakeProject::incrementPendingEvaluateFutures()
 {
     ++m_pendingEvaluateFuturesCount;
-    if (m_pendingEvaluateFuturesCount == 1)
-        m_totalEvaluationSuccess = true;
     m_asyncUpdateFutureInterface->setProgressRange(m_asyncUpdateFutureInterface->progressMinimum(),
                                                    m_asyncUpdateFutureInterface->progressMaximum() + 1);
 }
 
-void QmakeProject::decrementPendingEvaluateFutures(bool success)
+void QmakeProject::decrementPendingEvaluateFutures()
 {
     --m_pendingEvaluateFuturesCount;
 
-    m_totalEvaluationSuccess = m_totalEvaluationSuccess && success;
-
     m_asyncUpdateFutureInterface->setProgressValue(m_asyncUpdateFutureInterface->progressValue() + 1);
     if (m_pendingEvaluateFuturesCount == 0) {
         // We are done!
         setRootProjectNode(QmakeNodeTreeBuilder::buildTree(this));
 
-        if (!m_totalEvaluationSuccess)
+        if (!m_rootProFile->validParse())
             m_asyncUpdateFutureInterface->reportCanceled();
 
         m_asyncUpdateFutureInterface->reportFinished();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
index b8d3192f098..717c11951bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public:
     /// \internal
     void incrementPendingEvaluateFutures();
     /// \internal
-    void decrementPendingEvaluateFutures(bool success);
+    void decrementPendingEvaluateFutures();
     /// \internal
     bool wasEvaluateCanceled();
 
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ private:
     // cached data during project rescan
     QMakeGlobals *m_qmakeGlobals = nullptr;
     int m_qmakeGlobalsRefCnt = 0;
-    bool m_totalEvaluationSuccess = false;
 
     QString m_qmakeSysroot;