diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
index f6c63829101..89c88c43fe1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
@@ -561,26 +561,26 @@ void BuildManager::appendStep(BuildStep *step, const QString &name)
 }
 
 template <class T>
-int count(const QHash<T *, int> &hash, T *key)
+int count(const QHash<T *, int> &hash, const T *key)
 {
-    typename QHash<T *, int>::const_iterator it = hash.find(key);
+    typename QHash<T *, int>::const_iterator it = hash.find(const_cast<T *>(key));
     typename QHash<T *, int>::const_iterator end = hash.end();
     if (it != end)
         return *it;
     return 0;
 }
 
-bool BuildManager::isBuilding(Project *pro)
+bool BuildManager::isBuilding(const Project *pro)
 {
     return count(d->m_activeBuildSteps, pro) > 0;
 }
 
-bool BuildManager::isBuilding(Target *t)
+bool BuildManager::isBuilding(const Target *t)
 {
     return count(d->m_activeBuildStepsPerTarget, t) > 0;
 }
 
-bool BuildManager::isBuilding(ProjectConfiguration *p)
+bool BuildManager::isBuilding(const ProjectConfiguration *p)
 {
     return count(d->m_activeBuildStepsPerProjectConfiguration, p) > 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h
index 12bb3ac0e57..16832c8849c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ public:
                     const QStringList &preambelMessage = QStringList());
     static bool buildList(BuildStepList *bsl, const QString &stepListName);
 
-    static bool isBuilding(Project *p);
-    static bool isBuilding(Target *t);
-    static bool isBuilding(ProjectConfiguration *p);
+    static bool isBuilding(const Project *p);
+    static bool isBuilding(const Target *t);
+    static bool isBuilding(const ProjectConfiguration *p);
     static bool isBuilding(BuildStep *step);
 
     // Append any build step to the list of build steps (currently only used to add the QMakeStep)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index c0e67506960..cfa397ef16a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public:
     void updateContextMenuActions();
     void executeRunConfiguration(RunConfiguration *, Core::Id mode);
     QPair<bool, QString> buildSettingsEnabledForSession();
-    QPair<bool, QString> buildSettingsEnabled(Project *pro);
+    QPair<bool, QString> buildSettingsEnabled(const Project *pro);
 
     void addToRecentProjects(const QString &fileName, const QString &displayName);
     void startRunControl(RunControl *runControl, Core::Id runMode);
@@ -2063,15 +2063,15 @@ QString ProjectExplorerPlugin::directoryFor(Node *node)
 
 void ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::updateActions()
 {
-    Project *project = SessionManager::startupProject();
-    Project *currentProject = ProjectTree::currentProject(); // for context menu actions
+    const Project *const project = SessionManager::startupProject();
+    const Project *const currentProject = ProjectTree::currentProject(); // for context menu actions
 
-    QPair<bool, QString> buildActionState = buildSettingsEnabled(project);
-    QPair<bool, QString> buildActionContextState = buildSettingsEnabled(currentProject);
-    QPair<bool, QString> buildSessionState = buildSettingsEnabledForSession();
+    const QPair<bool, QString> buildActionState = buildSettingsEnabled(project);
+    const QPair<bool, QString> buildActionContextState = buildSettingsEnabled(currentProject);
+    const QPair<bool, QString> buildSessionState = buildSettingsEnabledForSession();
 
-    QString projectName = project ? project->displayName() : QString();
-    QString projectNameContextMenu = currentProject ? currentProject->displayName() : QString();
+    const QString projectName = project ? project->displayName() : QString();
+    const QString projectNameContextMenu = currentProject ? currentProject->displayName() : QString();
 
     m_unloadAction->setParameter(projectName);
     m_unloadActionContextMenu->setParameter(projectNameContextMenu);
@@ -2093,16 +2093,10 @@ void ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::updateActions()
     m_setStartupProjectAction->setParameter(projectNameContextMenu);
     m_setStartupProjectAction->setVisible(currentProject != project);
 
-    bool hasDependencies = SessionManager::projectOrder(currentProject).size() > 1;
-    if (hasDependencies) {
-        m_buildActionContextMenu->setVisible(true);
-        m_rebuildActionContextMenu->setVisible(true);
-        m_cleanActionContextMenu->setVisible(true);
-    } else {
-        m_buildActionContextMenu->setVisible(false);
-        m_rebuildActionContextMenu->setVisible(false);
-        m_cleanActionContextMenu->setVisible(false);
-    }
+    const bool hasDependencies = SessionManager::projectOrder(currentProject).size() > 1;
+    m_buildActionContextMenu->setVisible(hasDependencies);
+    m_rebuildActionContextMenu->setVisible(hasDependencies);
+    m_cleanActionContextMenu->setVisible(hasDependencies);
 
     m_buildActionContextMenu->setEnabled(buildActionContextState.first);
     m_rebuildActionContextMenu->setEnabled(buildActionContextState.first);
@@ -2438,16 +2432,16 @@ void ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::runProjectContextMenu()
     }
 }
 
-static bool hasBuildSettings(Project *pro)
+static bool hasBuildSettings(const Project *pro)
 {
-    return Utils::anyOf(SessionManager::projectOrder(pro), [](Project *project) {
+    return Utils::anyOf(SessionManager::projectOrder(pro), [](const Project *project) {
         return project
                 && project->activeTarget()
                 && project->activeTarget()->activeBuildConfiguration();
     });
 }
 
-QPair<bool, QString> ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::buildSettingsEnabled(Project *pro)
+QPair<bool, QString> ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::buildSettingsEnabled(const Project *pro)
 {
     QPair<bool, QString> result;
     result.first = true;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
index a470814c569..9fae7160fba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ QStringList SessionManagerPrivate::dependenciesOrder() const
     return ordered;
 }
 
-QList<Project *> SessionManager::projectOrder(Project *project)
+QList<Project *> SessionManager::projectOrder(const Project *project)
 {
     QList<Project *> result;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.h
index 0b8aebdc5cd..e0958baa441 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
     static QVariant value(const QString &name);
 
     // NBS rewrite projectOrder (dependency management)
-    static QList<Project *> projectOrder(Project *project = 0);
+    static QList<Project *> projectOrder(const Project *project = 0);
 
     static SessionNode *sessionNode();