diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
index 5efcd81532b..a2081531d44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ QbsBuildConfiguration::QbsBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
 
     connect(project(), &Project::parsingStarted, this, &BuildConfiguration::enabledChanged);
     connect(project(), &Project::parsingFinished, this, &BuildConfiguration::enabledChanged);
+
+    connect(this, &BuildConfiguration::environmentChanged,
+            this, &QbsBuildConfiguration::triggerReparseIfActive);
+    connect(this, &BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryChanged,
+            this, &QbsBuildConfiguration::triggerReparseIfActive);
+    connect(this, &QbsBuildConfiguration::qbsConfigurationChanged,
+            this, &QbsBuildConfiguration::triggerReparseIfActive);
 }
 
 void QbsBuildConfiguration::initialize(const BuildInfo &info)
@@ -129,6 +136,12 @@ void QbsBuildConfiguration::initialize(const BuildInfo &info)
     emit qbsConfigurationChanged();
 }
 
+void QbsBuildConfiguration::triggerReparseIfActive()
+{
+    if (isActive())
+        qbsProject()->delayParsing();
+}
+
 bool QbsBuildConfiguration::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 {
     if (!BuildConfiguration::fromMap(map))
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h
index 702e03ce4e9..6e74540a399 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ signals:
 
 private:
     bool fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) override;
+    void triggerReparseIfActive();
 
     QStringList m_changedFiles;
     QStringList m_activeFileTags;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
index 8aa7480cf96..1418147d80b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ QbsProject::QbsProject(const FilePath &fileName) :
         if (static_cast<ProjectConfiguration *>(sender())->isActive())
             delayParsing();
     };
-    subscribeSignal(&BuildConfiguration::environmentChanged, this, delayedParsing);
-    subscribeSignal(&BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryChanged, this, delayedParsing);
-    subscribeSignal(&QbsBuildConfiguration::qbsConfigurationChanged, this, delayedParsing);
     subscribeSignal(&Target::activeBuildConfigurationChanged, this, delayedParsing);
 
     connect(&m_parsingDelay, &QTimer::timeout, this, &QbsProject::startParsing);