diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
index 34578f64b82..71d3dba0ea7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
@@ -74,16 +74,19 @@ QList<Task> SysRootKitInformation::validate(const Kit *k) const
     if (dir.isEmpty())
         return result;
 
+    if (dir.toString().startsWith("target:") || dir.toString().startsWith("remote:"))
+        return result;
+
     const QFileInfo fi = dir.toFileInfo();
 
     if (!fi.exists()) {
-        result << Task(Task::Error, tr("Sys Root \"%1\" does not exist in the file system.").arg(dir.toUserOutput()),
+        result << Task(Task::Warning, tr("Sys Root \"%1\" does not exist in the file system.").arg(dir.toUserOutput()),
                        Utils::FileName(), -1, Core::Id(Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_BUILDSYSTEM));
     } else if (!fi.isDir()) {
-        result << Task(Task::Error, tr("Sys Root \"%1\" is not a directory.").arg(dir.toUserOutput()),
+        result << Task(Task::Warning, tr("Sys Root \"%1\" is not a directory.").arg(dir.toUserOutput()),
                        Utils::FileName(), -1, Core::Id(Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_BUILDSYSTEM));
     } else if (QDir(dir.toString()).entryList(QDir::AllEntries | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot).isEmpty()) {
-        result << Task(Task::Error, tr("Sys Root \"%1\" is empty.").arg(dir.toUserOutput()),
+        result << Task(Task::Warning, tr("Sys Root \"%1\" is empty.").arg(dir.toUserOutput()),
                        Utils::FileName(), -1, Core::Id(Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_BUILDSYSTEM));
     }
     return result;