diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
index 79fb5786588..a97ecc68add 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ void QmakeKitInformation::setup(Kit *k)
                     break;
             }
         }
-        ToolChainKitInformation::setToolChain(k, possibleTc);
+        if (possibleTc)
+            ToolChainKitInformation::setToolChain(k, possibleTc);
     }
 }