diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs
index 5726412f5ae..1f60d6eadf8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformat.qbs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import qbs
 
 QtcPlugin {
     name: "ClangFormat"
+    targetName: "ClangFormatPlugin"
 
     Depends { name: "Core" }
     Depends { name: "TextEditor" }