diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customwizard/customwizardparameters.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customwizard/customwizardparameters.cpp
index 5dde4507554..81fedc84362 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customwizard/customwizardparameters.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customwizard/customwizardparameters.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static inline QIcon wizardIcon(const QString &configFileFullPath,
                                const QString &xmlIconFileName)
 {
     const QFileInfo fi(xmlIconFileName);
-    if (fi.isFile())
+    if (fi.isFile() && fi.isAbsolute())
         return QIcon(fi.absoluteFilePath());
     if (!fi.isRelative())
         return QIcon();