diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp
index ff1011ef819..b40ddbdb2d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,12 @@ QStringList CMakeConfigItem::cmakeSplitValue(const QString &in, bool keepEmpty)
 
 QString CMakeConfigItem::expandedValue(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const
 {
-    return k->macroExpander()->expand(QString::fromUtf8(value));
+    return expandedValue(k->macroExpander());
+}
+
+QString CMakeConfigItem::expandedValue(const Utils::MacroExpander *expander) const
+{
+    return expander->expand(QString::fromUtf8(value));
 }
 
 std::function<bool (const CMakeConfigItem &a, const CMakeConfigItem &b)> CMakeConfigItem::sortOperator()
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.h
index 1484cffda3e..5845bec5885 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 
 namespace ProjectExplorer { class Kit; }
+namespace Utils { class MacroExpander; }
 
 namespace CMakeProjectManager {
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ public:
     bool isNull() const { return key.isEmpty(); }
 
     QString expandedValue(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const;
+    QString expandedValue(const Utils::MacroExpander *expander) const;
 
     static std::function<bool(const CMakeConfigItem &a, const CMakeConfigItem &b)> sortOperator();
     static CMakeConfigItem fromString(const QString &s);