diff --git a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
index 4c4eb20a7e7..0dc865bd4e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
@@ -405,12 +405,7 @@ CompilationDatabaseProject::CompilationDatabaseProject(const Utils::FilePath &pr
     setPreferredKitPredicate([](const Kit *) { return false; });
 
     m_kit.reset(KitManager::defaultKit()->clone());
-    connect(this, &CompilationDatabaseProject::parsingFinished, this, [this]() {
-        if (!m_hasTarget) {
-            addTarget(createTarget(m_kit.get()));
-            m_hasTarget = true;
-        }
-    });
+    addTarget(createTarget(m_kit.get()));
 
     connect(this, &CompilationDatabaseProject::rootProjectDirectoryChanged,
             m_parseDelay, QOverload<>::of(&QTimer::start));
diff --git a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h
index 7597e78cc3b..2ea4b870eca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ private:
     MimeBinaryCache m_mimeBinaryCache;
     QTimer * const m_parseDelay;
     CompilationDbParser *m_parser = nullptr;
-    bool m_hasTarget = false;
 };
 
 class CompilationDatabaseEditorFactory : public TextEditor::TextEditorFactory