diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
index c8415a51111..f8f536e22db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
@@ -197,19 +197,27 @@ static CMakeConfig configurationFromPresetProbe(
         const CMakeConfig cache = configurePreset.cacheVariables
                                       ? configurePreset.cacheVariables.value()
                                       : CMakeConfig();
-        const FilePath cmakeMakeProgram = cache.filePathValueOf(QByteArray("CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM"));
-        const FilePath toolchainFile = cache.filePathValueOf(QByteArray("CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE"));
-        const QString prefixPath = cache.stringValueOf(QByteArray("CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH"));
-        const QString findRootPath = cache.stringValueOf(QByteArray("CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH"));
-        const QString qtHostPath = cache.stringValueOf(QByteArray("QT_HOST_PATH"));
+
+        auto expandCacheValue =
+            [configurePreset, env, importPath, cache](const QString &key) -> QString {
+            QString result = cache.stringValueOf(key.toUtf8());
+            CMakePresets::Macros::expand(configurePreset, env, importPath, result);
+            return result;
+        };
+
+        const QString cmakeMakeProgram = expandCacheValue("CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM");
+        const QString toolchainFile = expandCacheValue("CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE");
+        const QString prefixPath = expandCacheValue("CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH");
+        const QString findRootPath = expandCacheValue("CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH");
+        const QString qtHostPath = expandCacheValue("QT_HOST_PATH");
 
         if (!cmakeMakeProgram.isEmpty()) {
             args.emplace_back(
-                QStringLiteral("-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=%1").arg(cmakeMakeProgram.toString()));
+                QStringLiteral("-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=%1").arg(cmakeMakeProgram));
         }
         if (!toolchainFile.isEmpty()) {
             args.emplace_back(
-                QStringLiteral("-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=%1").arg(toolchainFile.toString()));
+                QStringLiteral("-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=%1").arg(toolchainFile));
         }
         if (!prefixPath.isEmpty()) {
             args.emplace_back(QStringLiteral("-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=%1").arg(prefixPath));
diff --git a/tests/manual/cmakepresets/CMakePresets.json b/tests/manual/cmakepresets/CMakePresets.json
index f4eb2283263..50f3968a911 100644
--- a/tests/manual/cmakepresets/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/tests/manual/cmakepresets/CMakePresets.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       "generator": "Ninja",
       "installDir": "../inst-${presetName}",
       "cacheVariables": {
-        "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH": "c:/Qt/6.3.2/mingw_64"
+        "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH": "$env{SystemDrive}/Qt/6.3.2/mingw_64"
       },
       "condition": {
         "type": "equals",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "rhs": "Windows"
       },
       "environment": {
-        "PATH": "c:/Qt/Tools/mingw1120_64/bin;$penv{PATH}"
+        "PATH": "$env{SystemDrive}/Qt/Tools/mingw1120_64/bin;$penv{PATH}"
       },
       "debug" : {
         "find" : true
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       "inherits" : "mingw",
       "cacheVariables": {
         "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release",
-        "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH": "c:/Qt/6.3.2/mingw_64"
+        "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH": "$env{SystemDrive}/Qt/6.3.2/mingw_64"
       }
     },
     {