diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index f5961f03aef..2ed08688cf5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ CMakeBuildConfiguration::CMakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
 {
     m_buildSystem = new CMakeBuildSystem(this);
 
-    buildDir.setValueAcceptor(
+    buildDirectoryAspect()->setValueAcceptor(
         [](const QString &oldDir, const QString &newDir) -> std::optional<QString> {
             if (oldDir.isEmpty())
                 return newDir;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.h
index cee3ae64baa..a04de47196e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public:
     void setInitialCMakeArguments(const QStringList &args);
     void setCMakeBuildType(const QString &cmakeBuildType, bool quiet = false);
 
-    ProjectExplorer::BuildDirectoryAspect buildDir{this, this};
     Internal::InitialCMakeArgumentsAspect initialCMakeArguments{this};
     Utils::StringAspect additionalCMakeOptions{this};
     Utils::FilePathAspect sourceDirectory{this};