diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index e4eeaa4f428..6dcb96a8817 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ bool QmakeBuildConfiguration::isShadowBuild() const
 
 QString QmakeBuildConfiguration::makefile() const
 {
-    return static_cast<QmakeProject *>(target()->project())->rootProFile()->makefile();
+    auto rootNode = dynamic_cast<QmakeProFileNode *>(target()->project()->rootProjectNode());
+    return rootNode ? rootNode->makefile() : QString();
 }
 
 BaseQtVersion::QmakeBuildConfigs QmakeBuildConfiguration::qmakeBuildConfiguration() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakemakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakemakestep.cpp
index 3fad755f80b..d4ca924dbe1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakemakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakemakestep.cpp
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ bool QmakeMakeStep::init(QList<const BuildStep *> &earlierSteps)
 
     QString args;
 
-    QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFileNode *subNode = bc->subNodeBuild();
-    QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFile *subProFile = subNode ? subNode->proFile() : nullptr;
+    QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFileNode *subProFile = bc->subNodeBuild();
     if (subProFile) {
         QString makefile = subProFile->makefile();
         if (makefile.isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
index 002c39cae44..1e145fbec52 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,28 @@ QmakeProFile *QmakeProFileNode::proFile() const
     return static_cast<QmakeProFile*>(QmakePriFileNode::priFile());
 }
 
+QString QmakeProFileNode::makefile() const
+{
+    return singleVariableValue(Variable::Makefile);
+}
+
+QString QmakeProFileNode::objectsDirectory() const
+{
+    return singleVariableValue(Variable::ObjectsDir);
+}
+
+bool QmakeProFileNode::isDebugAndRelease() const
+{
+    const QStringList configValues = variableValue(Variable::Config);
+    return configValues.contains(QLatin1String("debug_and_release"));
+}
+
+bool QmakeProFileNode::isQtcRunnable() const
+{
+    const QStringList configValues = variableValue(Variable::Config);
+    return configValues.contains(QLatin1String("qtc_runnable"));
+}
+
 FolderNode::AddNewInformation QmakeProFileNode::addNewInformation(const QStringList &files, Node *context) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(files)
@@ -271,4 +293,18 @@ QString QmakeProFileNode::buildDir() const
     return QString();
 }
 
+FileName QmakeProFileNode::buildDir(QmakeBuildConfiguration *bc) const
+{
+    const QmakeProFile *pro = proFile();
+    return pro ? pro->buildDir(bc) : FileName();
+}
+
+QString QmakeProFileNode::objectExtension() const
+{
+    QStringList exts = variableValue(Variable::ObjectExt);
+    if (exts.isEmpty())
+        return HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() ? QLatin1String(".obj") : QLatin1String(".o");
+    return exts.first();
+}
+
 } // namespace QmakeProjectManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h
index 8c1cddbaeb3..5b69e1fae99 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h
@@ -82,12 +82,20 @@ public:
 
     QmakeProFile *proFile() const;
 
+    QString makefile() const;
+    QString objectsDirectory() const;
+    QString objectExtension() const;
+
+    bool isDebugAndRelease() const;
+    bool isQtcRunnable() const;
+
     bool showInSimpleTree() const override;
 
     AddNewInformation addNewInformation(const QStringList &files, Node *context) const override;
 
     QmakeProjectManager::ProjectType projectType() const;
     QString buildDir() const;
+    Utils::FileName buildDir(QmakeBuildConfiguration *bc) const;
 
     QStringList variableValue(const Variable var) const;
     QString singleVariableValue(const Variable var) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
index 53cb741e7ee..246cd05a78a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
@@ -1029,23 +1029,6 @@ const QmakeProFile *QmakeProFile::findProFile(const FileName &fileName) const
     return static_cast<const QmakeProFile *>(findPriFile(fileName));
 }
 
-QString QmakeProFile::makefile() const
-{
-    return singleVariableValue(Variable::Makefile);
-}
-
-QString QmakeProFile::objectExtension() const
-{
-    if (m_varValues[Variable::ObjectExt].isEmpty())
-        return HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() ? QLatin1String(".obj") : QLatin1String(".o");
-    return m_varValues[Variable::ObjectExt].first();
-}
-
-QString QmakeProFile::objectsDirectory() const
-{
-    return singleVariableValue(Variable::ObjectsDir);
-}
-
 QByteArray QmakeProFile::cxxDefines() const
 {
     QByteArray result;
@@ -1125,18 +1108,6 @@ QList<QmakeProFile *> QmakeProFile::allProFiles()
     return result;
 }
 
-bool QmakeProFile::isDebugAndRelease() const
-{
-    const QStringList configValues = m_varValues.value(Variable::Config);
-    return configValues.contains(QLatin1String("debug_and_release"));
-}
-
-bool QmakeProFile::isQtcRunnable() const
-{
-    const QStringList configValues = m_varValues.value(Variable::Config);
-    return configValues.contains(QLatin1String("qtc_runnable"));
-}
-
 ProjectType QmakeProFile::projectType() const
 {
     return m_projectType;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
index 0889d23022a..7b09fbc7024 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
@@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ public:
     TargetInformation targetInformation() const;
     InstallsList installsList() const;
 
-    QString makefile() const;
-    QString objectExtension() const;
-    QString objectsDirectory() const;
     QByteArray cxxDefines() const;
 
     enum AsyncUpdateDelay { ParseNow, ParseLater };
@@ -315,9 +312,6 @@ public:
     bool validParse() const;
     bool parseInProgress() const;
 
-    bool isDebugAndRelease() const;
-    bool isQtcRunnable() const;
-
     void setParseInProgressRecursive(bool b);
 
     void asyncUpdate();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index 8ff396e0224..43b0a9a6534 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ bool QMakeStep::init(QList<const BuildStep *> &earlierSteps)
     QString makefile = workingDirectory + '/';
 
     if (qmakeBc->subNodeBuild()) {
-        QmakeProFile *pro = qmakeBc->subNodeBuild()->proFile();
+        QmakeProFileNode *pro = qmakeBc->subNodeBuild();
         if (pro && !pro->makefile().isEmpty())
             makefile.append(pro->makefile());
         else