diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanager.cpp
index 67161d2597b..acb260e0340 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanager.cpp
@@ -400,20 +400,25 @@ void Qt4Manager::runQMake(ProjectExplorer::Project *p, ProjectExplorer::Node *no
 
 void Qt4Manager::buildSubDirContextMenu()
 {
-    handleSubDirContextMenu(BUILD);
+    handleSubDirContextMenu(BUILD, false);
 }
 
 void Qt4Manager::cleanSubDirContextMenu()
 {
-    handleSubDirContextMenu(CLEAN);
+    handleSubDirContextMenu(CLEAN, false);
 }
 
 void Qt4Manager::rebuildSubDirContextMenu()
 {
-    handleSubDirContextMenu(REBUILD);
+    handleSubDirContextMenu(REBUILD, false);
 }
 
-void Qt4Manager::handleSubDirContextMenu(Qt4Manager::Action action)
+void Qt4Manager::buildFileContextMenu()
+{
+    handleSubDirContextMenu(BUILD, true);
+}
+
+void Qt4Manager::handleSubDirContextMenu(Qt4Manager::Action action, bool isFileBuild)
 {
     Qt4Project *qt4pro = qobject_cast<Qt4Project *>(m_contextProject);
     QTC_ASSERT(qt4pro, return);
@@ -427,7 +432,7 @@ void Qt4Manager::handleSubDirContextMenu(Qt4Manager::Action action)
         if (Qt4ProFileNode *profile = qobject_cast<Qt4ProFileNode *>(m_contextNode))
             bc->setSubNodeBuild(profile);
 
-    if (m_contextFile)
+    if (isFileBuild && m_contextFile)
         bc->setFileNodeBuild(m_contextFile);
     if (projectExplorer()->saveModifiedFiles()) {
         const Core::Id buildStep = Core::Id(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_BUILD);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanager.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanager.h
index c03069db8d2..32a12fa80cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanager.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ public slots:
     void buildSubDirContextMenu();
     void rebuildSubDirContextMenu();
     void cleanSubDirContextMenu();
+    void buildFileContextMenu();
 
 private slots:
     void editorAboutToClose(Core::IEditor *editor);
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     QList<Qt4Project *> m_projects;
-    void handleSubDirContextMenu(Action action);
+    void handleSubDirContextMenu(Action action, bool isFileBuild);
     void addLibrary(const QString &fileName, Internal::ProFileEditorWidget *editor = 0);
     void runQMake(ProjectExplorer::Project *p, ProjectExplorer::Node *node);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp
index 97aac6fbc65..245e87eedff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ bool Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *
     command->setDescription(m_buildFileAction->text());
     command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(tr("Ctrl+Alt+B")));
     mbuild->addAction(command, ProjectExplorer::Constants::G_BUILD_BUILD);
-    connect(m_buildFileAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), m_qt4ProjectManager, SLOT(buildSubDirContextMenu()));
+    connect(m_buildFileAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), m_qt4ProjectManager, SLOT(buildFileContextMenu()));
 
     connect(m_projectExplorer->buildManager(), SIGNAL(buildStateChanged(ProjectExplorer::Project*)),
             this, SLOT(buildStateChanged(ProjectExplorer::Project*)));