diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/profilemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/profilemanager.cpp
index add233b20f7..17f28e79488 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/profilemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/profilemanager.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ bool ProfileManager::registerProfile(ProjectExplorer::Profile *p)
     if (!p)
         return true;
     foreach (Profile *current, profiles()) {
-        if (p == current || *p == *current)
+        if (p == current)
             return false;
     }