diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
index 663cf22f8e4..720b501681d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ bool BuildManager::buildLists(const QList<BuildStepList *> bsls, const QStringLi
     bool success = buildQueueAppend(steps, names, preambelMessage);
     if (!success) {
         d->m_outputWindow->popup(IOutputPane::NoModeSwitch);
+        d->m_isDeploying = false;
         return false;
     }