diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakesettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakesettingspage.cpp
index 826af0c7b67..09a6bfbf2e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakesettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakesettingspage.cpp
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     void updateQchFilePath();
-    void reload();
 
     CMakeToolItemModel *m_model;
     QLineEdit *m_displayNameLineEdit;
@@ -479,8 +478,8 @@ CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::CMakeToolItemConfigWidget(CMakeToolItemModel *model)
 
     connect(m_binaryChooser, &PathChooser::rawPathChanged, this, [this]() {
         updateQchFilePath();
+        m_qchFileChooser->setBaseDirectory(m_binaryChooser->filePath().parentDir());
         store();
-        reload();
     });
     connect(m_qchFileChooser, &PathChooser::rawPathChanged, this, &CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::store);
     connect(m_displayNameLineEdit, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::store);
@@ -504,18 +503,6 @@ void CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::updateQchFilePath()
         m_qchFileChooser->setFilePath(CMakeTool::searchQchFile(m_binaryChooser->filePath()));
 }
 
-void CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::reload()
-{
-    if (!m_id.isValid())
-        return;
-
-    const CMakeToolTreeItem *item = m_model->cmakeToolItem(m_id);
-    if (!item)
-        return;
-
-    load(item);
-}
-
 void CMakeToolItemConfigWidget::load(const CMakeToolTreeItem *item)
 {
     m_loadingItem = true; // avoid intermediate signal handling