diff --git a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsettingswidget.cpp
index 6750b27796b..3e0f90723a0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ AutotoolsBuildSettingsWidget::AutotoolsBuildSettingsWidget(AutotoolsBuildConfigu
     m_pathChooser->setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::Directory);
     m_pathChooser->setBaseDirectory(bc->target()->project()->projectDirectory());
     m_pathChooser->setEnvironment(bc->environment());
+    m_pathChooser->setHistoryCompleter(QLatin1String("AutoTools.BuildDir.History"));
     fl->addRow(tr("Build directory:"), m_pathChooser);
     connect(m_pathChooser, SIGNAL(changed(QString)), this, SLOT(buildDirectoryChanged()));
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsopenprojectwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsopenprojectwizard.cpp
index 68b84ca169a..290cbe152b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsopenprojectwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsopenprojectwizard.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ BuildPathPage::BuildPathPage(AutotoolsOpenProjectWizard *wizard)
                       "with different settings."));
     fl->addWidget(label);
     m_pc = new Utils::PathChooser(this);
+    m_pc->setHistoryCompleter(QLatin1String("AutoTools.BuildDir.History"));
     m_pc->setBaseDirectory(m_wizard->sourceDirectory());
     m_pc->setPath(m_wizard->buildDirectory());
     connect(m_pc, SIGNAL(changed(QString)), this, SLOT(buildDirectoryChanged()));