diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsmodelmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsmodelmanager.cpp
index 544f3ac67c9..3135a781342 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsmodelmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsmodelmanager.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ void ModelManager::updateDefaultProjectInfo()
 {
     // needs to be performed in the ui therad
     ProjectExplorer::Project *currentProject = ProjectExplorer::ProjectExplorerPlugin::currentProject();
-    ProjectInfo newDefaultProjectInfo = defaultProjectInfoForProject(currentProject);
+    ProjectInfo newDefaultProjectInfo = projectInfo(currentProject,
+                                                    defaultProjectInfoForProject(currentProject));
     setDefaultProject(projectInfo(currentProject,newDefaultProjectInfo), currentProject);
 }