diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp
index 88c6077c455..a15e2204593 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static QStringList toArguments(const CMakeConfig &config, const ProjectExplorer:
                                      a.append(QLatin1String(":INTERNAL="));
                                      break;
                                  }
-                                 a.append(QString::fromUtf8(k->macroExpander()->expand(i.value)));
+                                 a.append(i.expandedValue(k));
 
                                  return a;
                              });
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp
index 7f4af54338e..65d55bc2171 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 
 #include "cmakeconfigitem.h"
 
+#include <projectexplorer/kit.h>
+
+#include <utils/macroexpander.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <QString>
@@ -60,6 +63,11 @@ QByteArray CMakeConfigItem::valueOf(const QByteArray &key, const QList<CMakeConf
     return QByteArray();
 }
 
+QString CMakeConfigItem::expandedValue(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const
+{
+    return k->macroExpander()->expand(QString::fromUtf8(value));
+}
+
 std::function<bool (const CMakeConfigItem &a, const CMakeConfigItem &b)> CMakeConfigItem::sortOperator()
 {
     return [](const CMakeConfigItem &a, const CMakeConfigItem &b) { return a.key < b.key; };
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.h
index 2562b924797..86cfc17971d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeconfigitem.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #include <functional>
 
+namespace ProjectExplorer { class Kit; }
+
 namespace CMakeProjectManager {
 
 class CMakeConfigItem {
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ public:
 
     bool isNull() const { return key.isEmpty(); }
 
+    QString expandedValue(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const;
+
     static std::function<bool(const CMakeConfigItem &a, const CMakeConfigItem &b)> sortOperator();
     static CMakeConfigItem fromString(const QString &s);
     QString toString() const;