diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp
index 83f50538ab2..3c6c61f4c5a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanager.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ void QbsManager::addQtProfileFromKit(const QString &profileName, const ProjectEx
 void QbsManager::addProfileFromKit(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k)
 {
     const QString name = QString::fromLatin1("qtc_") + k->fileSystemFriendlyName();
+    qbs::Profile(name, settings()).removeProfile();
     setProfileForKit(name, k);
     addQtProfileFromKit(name, k);