diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
index 0974c96a225..d241c255140 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ KitInformation::ItemList QmakeKitInformation::toUserOutput(const Kit *k) const
     return ItemList() << qMakePair(tr("mkspec"), mkspec(k).toUserOutput());
 }
 
+void QmakeKitInformation::addToMacroExpander(Kit *kit, MacroExpander *expander) const
+{
+    expander->registerVariable("Qmake:mkspec", tr("Mkspec configured for qmake by the Kit."),
+                [this, kit]() -> QString {
+                    return QmakeKitInformation::mkspec(kit).toUserOutput();
+                });
+}
+
 Core::Id QmakeKitInformation::id()
 {
     return "QtPM4.mkSpecInformation";
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.h
index 0e77153d55f..686ece12467 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public:
 
     ItemList toUserOutput(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const override;
 
+    void addToMacroExpander(ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit, Utils::MacroExpander *expander) const override;
+
     static Core::Id id();
     static void setMkspec(ProjectExplorer::Kit *k, const Utils::FileName &fn);
     static Utils::FileName mkspec(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k);