diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitconfigwidget.cpp
index e0eb8264a4b..7e8a8ab7569 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -59,4 +59,20 @@ QString KitConfigWidget::msgManage()
     return tr("Manage...");
 }
 
+void KitConfigWidget::setPalette(const QPalette &p)
+{
+    if (mainWidget())
+        mainWidget()->setPalette(p);
+    if (buttonWidget())
+        buttonWidget()->setPalette(p);
+}
+
+void KitConfigWidget::setStyle(QStyle *s)
+{
+    if (mainWidget())
+        mainWidget()->setStyle(s);
+    if (buttonWidget())
+        buttonWidget()->setStyle(s);
+}
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitconfigwidget.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitconfigwidget.h
index 0ccc36dd91a..65258357dce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitconfigwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitconfigwidget.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ public:
 
     Kit *kit() const { return m_kit; }
 
+    virtual void setPalette(const QPalette &p);
+    virtual void setStyle(QStyle *s);
+
 signals:
     void dirty();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.cpp
index 3797a038878..db62738ab5e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ QString SysRootInformationConfigWidget::toolTip() const
               "Leave empty when building for the desktop.");
 }
 
+void SysRootInformationConfigWidget::setPalette(const QPalette &p)
+{
+    KitConfigWidget::setPalette(p);
+    m_chooser->setOkColor(p.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Text));
+}
+
 void SysRootInformationConfigWidget::refresh()
 {
     if (!m_ignoreChange)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.h
index c21ef0cdb5a..40e518e85a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformationconfigwidget.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ public:
     QWidget *mainWidget() const;
     QString toolTip() const;
 
+    void setPalette(const QPalette &p);
+
 private:
     void pathWasChanged();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
index b0cbad1f1fe..ccde03301c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/miniprojecttargetselector.cpp
@@ -583,22 +583,16 @@ void KitAreaWidget::setKit(Kit *k)
         if (k && k->isMutable(ki->id())) {
             KitConfigWidget *widget = ki->createConfigWidget(k);
             m_widgets << widget;
-            QList<QWidget *> rowWidgets;
             QLabel *label = new QLabel(widget->displayName());
             m_labels << label;
 
-            rowWidgets.append(label);
-            rowWidgets.append(widget->mainWidget());
-            rowWidgets.append(widget->buttonWidget());
+            widget->setStyle(QStyleFactory::create(QLatin1String("fusion")));
+            widget->setPalette(palette());
+
+            m_layout->addWidget(label, row, 0);
+            m_layout->addWidget(widget->mainWidget(), row, 1);
+            m_layout->addWidget(widget->buttonWidget(), row, 2);
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < rowWidgets.count(); ++i) {
-                QWidget *w = rowWidgets.at(i);
-                m_layout->addWidget(w, row, i);
-                if (w && i > 0) {
-                    w->setStyle(QStyleFactory::create(QLatin1String("fusion")));
-                    w->setPalette(palette());
-                }
-            }
             ++row;
         }
     }