diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp
index 4a9a02d0a6c..323490e54dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermodereader.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ static void addCMakeVFolder(FolderNode *base, const Utils::FileName &basePath, i
         return;
     FolderNode *folder = base;
     if (!displayName.isEmpty()) {
-        auto newFolder = std::make_unique<VirtualFolderNode>(basePath, priority);
+        auto newFolder = std::make_unique<VirtualFolderNode>(basePath);
+        newFolder->setPriority(priority);
         newFolder->setDisplayName(displayName);
         folder = newFolder.get();
         base->addNode(std::move(newFolder));
@@ -954,8 +955,8 @@ void ServerModeReader::addHeaderNodes(ProjectNode *root, const QList<FileNode *>
 
     static QIcon headerNodeIcon
             = Core::FileIconProvider::directoryIcon(ProjectExplorer::Constants::FILEOVERLAY_H);
-    auto headerNode
-            = std::make_unique<VirtualFolderNode>(root->filePath(), Node::DefaultPriority - 5);
+    auto headerNode = std::make_unique<VirtualFolderNode>(root->filePath());
+    headerNode->setPriority(Node::DefaultPriority - 5);
     headerNode->setDisplayName(tr("<Headers>"));
     headerNode->setIcon(headerNodeIcon);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
index d789f1a502c..1c629da625b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
@@ -782,11 +782,10 @@ bool FolderNode::showWhenEmpty() const
 
   \sa ProjectExplorer::FileNode, ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode
 */
-VirtualFolderNode::VirtualFolderNode(const Utils::FileName &folderPath, int priority) :
+VirtualFolderNode::VirtualFolderNode(const Utils::FileName &folderPath) :
     FolderNode(folderPath)
 {
     setNodeType(NodeType::VirtualFolder);
-    setPriority(priority);
 }
 
 QString VirtualFolderNode::addFileFilter() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
index d1a25134ae2..678852e854b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public:
 
     void setListInProject(bool l);
     void setIsGenerated(bool g);
+    void setPriority(int priority);
 
     static FileType fileTypeForMimeType(const Utils::MimeType &mt);
     static FileType fileTypeForFileName(const Utils::FileName &file);
@@ -163,7 +164,6 @@ protected:
     Node(const Node &other) = delete;
 
     void setNodeType(NodeType nodeType);
-    void setPriority(int priority);
     void setLine(int line);
     void setFilePath(const Utils::FileName &filePath);
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ private:
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT VirtualFolderNode : public FolderNode
 {
 public:
-    explicit VirtualFolderNode(const Utils::FileName &folderPath, int priority);
+    explicit VirtualFolderNode(const Utils::FileName &folderPath);
 
     void setAddFileFilter(const QString &filter) { m_addFileFilter = filter; }
     QString addFileFilter() const override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodetreebuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodetreebuilder.cpp
index 50c547ac5f7..e9e2ecd754d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodetreebuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodetreebuilder.cpp
@@ -129,9 +129,8 @@ void setupQbsProductData(QbsProjectManager::Internal::QbsProductNode *node,
     }
 
     // Add "Generated Files" Node:
-    auto genFiles
-            = std::make_unique<ProjectExplorer::VirtualFolderNode>(node->filePath(),
-                                                                   ProjectExplorer::Node::DefaultProjectFilePriority - 10);
+    auto genFiles = std::make_unique<ProjectExplorer::VirtualFolderNode>(node->filePath());
+    genFiles->setPriority(ProjectExplorer::Node::DefaultProjectFilePriority - 10);
     genFiles->setDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("QbsProductNode", "Generated files"));
     setupArtifacts(genFiles.get(), prd.generatedArtifacts());
     node->addNode(std::move(genFiles));
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodetreebuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodetreebuilder.cpp
index 0934d268962..696c8465ca8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodetreebuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodetreebuilder.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ static void createTree(const QmakePriFile *pri, QmakePriFileNode *node, const Fi
         });
 
         if (!newFilePaths.isEmpty()) {
-            auto vfolder = std::make_unique<VirtualFolderNode>(pri->filePath().parentDir(), Node::DefaultVirtualFolderPriority - i);
+            auto vfolder = std::make_unique<VirtualFolderNode>(pri->filePath().parentDir());
+            vfolder->setPriority(Node::DefaultVirtualFolderPriority - i);
             vfolder->setIcon(fileTypes.at(i).icon);
             vfolder->setDisplayName(fileTypes.at(i).typeName);
             vfolder->setAddFileFilter(fileTypes.at(i).addFileFilter);