diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/profilecompletionassist.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/profilecompletionassist.cpp
index b08f5fae68e..f10a6982862 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/profilecompletionassist.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/profilecompletionassist.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using namespace TextEditor;
 
 static const char *const variableKeywords[] = {
     "CCFLAG",
+    "CLEAN_DEPS",
     "CONFIG",
     "DEFINES",
     "DEF_FILE",