diff --git a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
index 522a8356abd..2da1135fe41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/kitmanager.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectnodes.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/toolchainconfigwidget.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.h>
 #include <texteditor/textdocument.h>
@@ -301,6 +302,8 @@ void CompilationDatabaseProject::buildTreeAndProjectParts(const Utils::FileName
 
     setRootProjectNode(std::move(root));
 
+    addTarget(createTarget(m_kit.get()));
+
     m_cppCodeModelUpdater->update({this, cToolchain, cxxToolchain, m_kit.get(), rpps});
 
     emitParsingFinished(true);