diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
index f5aec089ced..cfb36376621 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QFormLayout>
+#include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 using namespace Utils;
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ const char USER_ENVIRONMENT_CHANGES_KEY[] = "ProjectExplorer.BuildConfiguration.
 const char CUSTOM_PARSERS_KEY[] = "ProjectExplorer.BuildConfiguration.CustomParsers";
 const char PARSE_STD_OUT_KEY[] = "ProjectExplorer.BuildConfiguration.ParseStandardOutput";
 
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(bcLog, "qtc.buildconfig");
+
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
 namespace Internal {
 
@@ -609,6 +612,8 @@ FilePath BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryFromTemplate(const FilePath &projectD
 {
     MacroExpander exp;
 
+    qCDebug(bcLog) << Q_FUNC_INFO << projectDir << mainFilePath << projectName << bcName;
+
     // TODO: Remove "Current" variants in ~4.16
     exp.registerFileVariables(Constants::VAR_CURRENTPROJECT_PREFIX,
                               QCoreApplication::translate("ProjectExplorer", "Main file of current project"),
@@ -639,7 +644,9 @@ FilePath BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryFromTemplate(const FilePath &projectD
     exp.registerSubProvider([kit] { return kit->macroExpander(); });
 
     QString buildDir = ProjectExplorerPlugin::buildDirectoryTemplate();
+    qCDebug(bcLog) << "build dir template:" << buildDir;
     buildDir = exp.expand(buildDir);
+    qCDebug(bcLog) << "expanded build:" << buildDir;
     if (spaceHandling == ReplaceSpaces)
         buildDir.replace(" ", "-");