diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp
index cc20c2e8608..236352c6477 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -56,16 +56,21 @@ const char GENERIC_BC_ID[] = "GenericProjectManager.GenericBuildConfiguration";
 
 GenericBuildConfiguration::GenericBuildConfiguration(Target *parent)
     : BuildConfiguration(parent, Core::Id(GENERIC_BC_ID))
-{ }
+{
+    updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged();
+}
 
 GenericBuildConfiguration::GenericBuildConfiguration(Target *parent, Core::Id id)
     : BuildConfiguration(parent, id)
-{ }
+{
+    updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged();
+}
 
 GenericBuildConfiguration::GenericBuildConfiguration(Target *parent, GenericBuildConfiguration *source) :
     BuildConfiguration(parent, source)
 {
     cloneSteps(source);
+    updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged();
 }
 
 NamedWidget *GenericBuildConfiguration::createConfigWidget()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
index 1de61ae19f1..3cb4fa73bad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ BuildConfiguration *AndroidQmakeBuildConfigurationFactory::restore(Target *paren
 AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target)
     : QmakeBuildConfiguration(target)
 {
+    updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged();
+
     auto updateGrade = [this] { AndroidManager::updateGradleProperties(BuildConfiguration::target()); };
 
     auto project = qobject_cast<QmakeProject *>(target->project());
@@ -110,11 +112,13 @@ AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target)
 AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target, AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration *source)
     : QmakeBuildConfiguration(target, source)
 {
+    updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged();
 }
 
 AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
     : QmakeBuildConfiguration(target, id)
 {
+    updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged();
 }
 
 void AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::addToEnvironment(Utils::Environment &env) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index ec014c8fa9a..fb89e541291 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ bool QmakeBuildConfiguration::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 
 void QmakeBuildConfiguration::ctor()
 {
+    updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged();
+
     connect(this, &BuildConfiguration::environmentChanged,
             this, &QmakeBuildConfiguration::emitProFileEvaluateNeeded);
     connect(target(), &Target::kitChanged,