diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
index b733601b28b..ba00ad797fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
@@ -599,6 +599,10 @@ Project::RestoreResult QmlProject::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map, QString *erro
             auto setKitWithVersion = [&](int qtMajorVersion) {
                 const QList<Kit *> qtVersionkits
                     = Utils::filtered(kits, [qtMajorVersion](const Kit *k) {
+                          if (!k->isAutoDetected())
+                              return false;
+                          if (k->isReplacementKit())
+                              return false;
                           QtSupport::QtVersion *version = QtSupport::QtKitAspect::qtVersion(k);
                           return (version && version->qtVersion().majorVersion == qtMajorVersion);
                       });