diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index 2225b026d18..1bb7308aba8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -886,9 +886,11 @@ bool Project::hasParsingData() const
 const ProjectNode *Project::findNodeForBuildKey(const QString &buildKey) const
 {
     const ProjectNode *result = nullptr;
-    d->m_rootProjectNode->forEachProjectNode([buildKey](const ProjectNode *node) {
-        return node->buildKey() == buildKey;
-    });
+    if (d->m_rootProjectNode) {
+        d->m_rootProjectNode->forEachProjectNode([buildKey](const ProjectNode *node) {
+            return node->buildKey() == buildKey;
+        });
+    }
     return result;
 }