diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
index ebc41fea787..02d1ca22532 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
@@ -747,7 +747,11 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::handleParsingSucceeded(bool restoredFromBackup)
         m_ctestPath = tool->cmakeExecutable().withNewPath(m_reader.ctestPath());
 
     setApplicationTargets(appTargets());
-    setDeploymentData(deploymentData());
+
+    // Note: This is practically always wrong and resulting in an empty view.
+    // Setting the real data is triggered from a successful run of a
+    // MakeInstallStep.
+    setDeploymentData(deploymentDataFromFile());
 
     QTC_ASSERT(m_waitingForParse, return );
     m_waitingForParse = false;
@@ -1064,7 +1068,7 @@ CommandLine CMakeBuildSystem::commandLineForTests(const QList<QString> &tests,
     return {m_ctestPath, args};
 }
 
-DeploymentData CMakeBuildSystem::deploymentData() const
+DeploymentData CMakeBuildSystem::deploymentDataFromFile() const
 {
     DeploymentData result;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.h
index 802921f04b8..f3b26b8b4f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
     const QList<ProjectExplorer::BuildTargetInfo> appTargets() const;
     QStringList buildTargetTitles() const;
     const QList<CMakeBuildTarget> &buildTargets() const;
-    ProjectExplorer::DeploymentData deploymentData() const;
+    ProjectExplorer::DeploymentData deploymentDataFromFile() const;
 
     CMakeBuildConfiguration *cmakeBuildConfiguration() const;