diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanagerconstants.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanagerconstants.h
index cc6bcd8ed3e..8bc262710c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanagerconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanagerconstants.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const char QBS_INSTALLSTEP_ID[] = "Qbs.InstallStep";
 const char QBS_VARIANT_DEBUG[] = "debug";
 const char QBS_VARIANT_RELEASE[] = "release";
 
-const char QBS_CONFIG_VARIANT_KEY[] = "qbs.buildVariant";
+const char QBS_CONFIG_VARIANT_KEY[] = "qbs.defaultBuildVariant";
 const char QBS_CONFIG_PROFILE_KEY[] = "qbs.profile";
 const char QBS_INSTALL_ROOT_KEY[] = "qbs.installRoot";
 const char QBS_CONFIG_DECLARATIVE_DEBUG_KEY[] = "Qt.declarative.qmlDebugging";