diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
index 5297ec7c84d..7973ed4c056 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ BuildConfiguration::BuildConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
 
 Utils::FileName BuildConfiguration::buildDirectory() const
 {
-    const QString path = macroExpander()->expand(QDir::cleanPath(environment().expandVariables(m_buildDirectory.toString())));
+    const QString path = QDir::cleanPath(macroExpander()->expand(environment().expandVariables(m_buildDirectory.toString())));
     return Utils::FileName::fromString(QDir::cleanPath(QDir(target()->project()->projectDirectory().toString()).absoluteFilePath(path)));
 }