diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index cbc5dfc3593..bc95a6e52fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ void ProjectExplorerPlugin::updateVariable(const QString &variable)
     } else if (variable == QLatin1String(kCurrentProjectPath)) {
         if (currentProject() && currentProject()->file()) {
             Core::VariableManager::instance()->insert(variable,
-                                                      QFileInfo(currentProject()->file()->fileName()).filePath());
+                                                      QFileInfo(currentProject()->file()->fileName()).path());
         } else {
             Core::VariableManager::instance()->remove(variable);
         }