diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/addlibrarywizard.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/addlibrarywizard.cpp
index 1fca6d2bdba..402b3e7ecb9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/addlibrarywizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/addlibrarywizard.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,10 @@ DetailsPage::DetailsPage(AddLibraryWizard *parent)
 {
     m_libraryDetailsWidget = new Ui::LibraryDetailsWidget();
     m_libraryDetailsWidget->setupUi(this);
+
     Utils::PathChooser * const libPathChooser = m_libraryDetailsWidget->libraryPathChooser;
+    libPathChooser->setHistoryCompleter("Qmake.LibDir.History");
+
     const auto pathValidator = [libPathChooser](Utils::FancyLineEdit *edit, QString *errorMessage) {
         return libPathChooser->defaultValidationFunction()(edit, errorMessage)
                 && validateLibraryPath(libPathChooser->fileName().toString(), libPathChooser,
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/librarydetailscontroller.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/librarydetailscontroller.cpp
index 695195eafeb..9692e5e0e02 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/librarydetailscontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/librarydetailscontroller.cpp
@@ -612,9 +612,6 @@ NonInternalLibraryDetailsController::NonInternalLibraryDetailsController(
     setLibraryComboBoxVisible(false);
     setLibraryPathChooserVisible(true);
 
-    libraryDetailsWidget()->libraryPathChooser
-            ->setHistoryCompleter(QLatin1String("Qmake.LibDir.History"));
-
     if (creatorPlatform() == CreatorWindows) {
         libraryDetailsWidget()->libraryPathChooser->setPromptDialogFilter(
                 QLatin1String("Library file (*.lib lib*.a)"));