diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
index 59649e5defc..815daeda6bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void environmentChanged();
+    void buildDirectoryInitialized();
     void buildDirectoryChanged();
     void enabledChanged();
     void buildTypeChanged();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 899ed4e4a4f..c1cb54d3e12 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ QmakeBuildConfiguration::QmakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
     });
 
     buildDirectoryAspect()->allowInSourceBuilds(target->project()->projectDirectory());
+    connect(this, &BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryInitialized,
+            this, &QmakeBuildConfiguration::updateProblemLabel);
     connect(this, &BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryChanged,
             this, &QmakeBuildConfiguration::updateProblemLabel);
     connect(this, &QmakeBuildConfiguration::qmakeBuildConfigurationChanged,
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index f29e0abb64b..0a075eb3234 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ bool QMakeStep::processSucceeded(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus status)
     bool result = AbstractProcessStep::processSucceeded(exitCode, status);
     if (!result)
         m_needToRunQMake = true;
-    emit buildConfiguration()->buildDirectoryChanged();
+    emit buildConfiguration()->buildDirectoryInitialized();
     return result;
 }