diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 3b1f3f19841..b9da6f33a87 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -2185,7 +2185,7 @@ void ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::checkRecentProjectsAsync()
     m_recentProjectsFuture
         = QtConcurrent::mapped(&m_recentProjectsPool, m_recentProjects, [](RecentProjectsEntry p) {
               // check if project is available, but avoid querying devices
-              p.exists = p.filePath.needsDevice() || p.filePath.isFile();
+              p.exists = p.filePath.needsDevice() || p.filePath.exists();
               return p;
           });
     Utils::futureSynchronizer()->addFuture(m_recentProjectsFuture);