diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
index dea23b0453f..9827cf672fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ QbsBuildStepConfigWidget::QbsBuildStepConfigWidget(QbsBuildStep *step) :
     connect(forceProbesCheckBox, &QCheckBox::toggled, this,
             &QbsBuildStepConfigWidget::changeForceProbes);
     updateState();
+    setSummaryText(tr("<b>Qbs:</b> %1").arg("build"));
 }
 
 void QbsBuildStepConfigWidget::updateState()
@@ -716,8 +717,6 @@ void QbsBuildStepConfigWidget::updateState()
                  Constants::QBS_CONFIG_QUICK_COMPILER_KEY);
 
     commandLineTextEdit->setPlainText(command);
-
-    setSummaryText(tr("<b>Qbs:</b> %1").arg(command));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
index ddecb793dcd..f6753fa411f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ QbsCleanStep::QbsCleanStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Core::Id id)
         QString command = static_cast<QbsBuildConfiguration *>(buildConfiguration())
                  ->equivalentCommandLine(data);
         effectiveCommandAspect->setValue(command);
-        return tr("<b>Qbs:</b> %1").arg(command);
+        return tr("<b>Qbs:</b> %1").arg("clean");
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp
index 1f414749bdd..371cf4c8d63 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ QbsInstallStepConfigWidget::QbsInstallStepConfigWidget(QbsInstallStep *step) :
             this, &QbsInstallStepConfigWidget::updateState);
 
     updateState();
+    setSummaryText(QbsInstallStep::tr("<b>Qbs:</b> %1").arg("install"));
 }
 
 void QbsInstallStepConfigWidget::updateState()
@@ -338,8 +339,6 @@ void QbsInstallStepConfigWidget::updateState()
     QString command = m_step->buildConfig()->equivalentCommandLine(m_step->stepData());
 
     m_commandLineTextEdit->setPlainText(command);
-
-    setSummaryText(QbsInstallStep::tr("<b>Qbs:</b> %1").arg(command));
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------