diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
index 63ba53c4fb1..6067d75f167 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ BuildConfiguration::BuildConfiguration(Target *target, Utils::Id id)
     connect(this, &BuildConfiguration::environmentChanged,
             this, &BuildConfiguration::emitBuildDirectoryChanged);
     connect(target->project(), &Project::environmentChanged,
-            this, &BuildConfiguration::environmentChanged);
+            this, &BuildConfiguration::updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged);
     // Many macroexpanders are based on the current project, so they may change the environment:
     connect(ProjectTree::instance(), &ProjectTree::currentProjectChanged,
             this, &BuildConfiguration::updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged);