diff --git a/src/libs/utils/projectintropage.cpp b/src/libs/utils/projectintropage.cpp
index b710e68723b..1f32cce6bcc 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/projectintropage.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/projectintropage.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ ProjectIntroPage::ProjectIntroPage(QWidget *parent) :
     d->m_pathChooser->setObjectName("baseFolder"); // used by Squish
     d->m_pathChooser->setExpectedKind(PathChooser::Directory);
     d->m_pathChooser->setDisabled(d->m_forceSubProject);
+    d->m_pathChooser->setAllowPathFromDevice(true);
 
     d->m_projectsDirectoryCheckBox = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Use as default project location"));
     d->m_projectsDirectoryCheckBox->setObjectName("projectsDirectoryCheckBox");