diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
index 3ecfee65140..09df1415bcf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ KitManagerConfigWidget *KitManager::createConfigWidget(Kit *k)
 {
     auto *result = new KitManagerConfigWidget(k);
     foreach (KitAspect *ki, kitInformation())
-        result->addConfigWidget(ki->createConfigWidget(result->workingCopy()));
+        result->addAspectToWorkingCopy(ki);
 
     result->updateVisibility();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp
index 5a3895d0c24..05aea733aee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -211,8 +211,10 @@ QString KitManagerConfigWidget::validityMessage() const
     return m_modifiedKit->toHtml(tmp);
 }
 
-void KitManagerConfigWidget::addConfigWidget(KitAspectWidget *widget)
+void KitManagerConfigWidget::addAspectToWorkingCopy(KitAspect *aspect)
 {
+    QTC_ASSERT(aspect, return);
+    KitAspectWidget *widget = aspect->createConfigWidget(workingCopy());
     QTC_ASSERT(widget, return);
     QTC_ASSERT(!m_widgets.contains(widget), return);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.h
index 14694ee1375..8617a118cf5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
     bool isValid() const;
     bool hasWarning() const;
     QString validityMessage() const;
-    void addConfigWidget(KitAspectWidget *widget);
+    void addAspectToWorkingCopy(KitAspect *aspect);
     void makeStickySubWidgetsReadOnly();
 
     Kit *workingCopy() const;