diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index 534bc27387e..62c3dffc119 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ QMakeStep::QMakeStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Utils::Id id)
     : AbstractProcessStep(bsl, id)
 {
     setLowPriority();
+
+    auto updateSummary = [this] {
+        BaseQtVersion *qtVersion = QtKitAspect::qtVersion(target()->kit());
+        if (!qtVersion)
+            return tr("<b>qmake:</b> No Qt version set. Cannot run qmake.");
+        const QString program = qtVersion->qmakeCommand().fileName();
+        return tr("<b>qmake:</b> %1 %2").arg(program, project()->projectFilePath().fileName());
+    };
+    setSummaryUpdater(updateSummary);
+
+    connect(target(), &Target::kitChanged, this, updateSummary);
 }
 
 QmakeBuildConfiguration *QMakeStep::qmakeBuildConfiguration() const
@@ -540,15 +551,6 @@ BuildStepConfigWidget *QMakeStep::createConfigWidget()
 
     qmakeBuildConfigChanged();
 
-    auto updateSummary = [this] {
-        BaseQtVersion *qtVersion = QtKitAspect::qtVersion(target()->kit());
-        if (!qtVersion)
-            return tr("<b>qmake:</b> No Qt version set. Cannot run qmake.");
-        const QString program = qtVersion->qmakeCommand().fileName();
-        return tr("<b>qmake:</b> %1 %2").arg(program, project()->projectFilePath().fileName());
-    };
-    setSummaryUpdater(updateSummary);
-
     updateSummary();
     updateAbiWidgets();
     updateEffectiveQMakeCall();
@@ -557,24 +559,27 @@ BuildStepConfigWidget *QMakeStep::createConfigWidget()
             this, &QMakeStep::qmakeArgumentsLineEdited);
     connect(buildConfigurationComboBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged),
             this, &QMakeStep::buildConfigurationSelected);
+
     connect(qmakeBuildConfiguration(), &QmakeBuildConfiguration::qmlDebuggingChanged,
-            this, [this] {
+            widget, [this] {
         linkQmlDebuggingLibraryChanged();
         askForRebuild(tr("QML Debugging"));
     });
+
     connect(project(), &Project::projectLanguagesUpdated,
-            this, &QMakeStep::linkQmlDebuggingLibraryChanged);
+            widget, [this] { linkQmlDebuggingLibraryChanged(); });
     connect(target(), &Target::parsingFinished,
-            qmakeArgumentsEdit, [this]() { updateEffectiveQMakeCall(); });
+            widget, [this] { updateEffectiveQMakeCall(); });
     connect(qmakeBuildConfiguration(), &QmakeBuildConfiguration::useQtQuickCompilerChanged,
-            this, &QMakeStep::useQtQuickCompilerChanged);
+            widget, [this] { useQtQuickCompilerChanged(); });
     connect(qmakeBuildConfiguration(), &QmakeBuildConfiguration::separateDebugInfoChanged,
-            this, &QMakeStep::separateDebugInfoChanged);
+            widget, [this] { separateDebugInfoChanged(); });
     connect(qmakeBuildConfiguration(), &QmakeBuildConfiguration::qmakeBuildConfigurationChanged,
-            this, &QMakeStep::qmakeBuildConfigChanged);
-    connect(target(), &Target::kitChanged, this, &QMakeStep::qtVersionChanged);
-    connect(target(), &Target::kitChanged, this, updateSummary);
-    connect(abisListWidget, &QListWidget::itemChanged, this, [this]{
+            widget, [this] { qmakeBuildConfigChanged(); });
+    connect(target(), &Target::kitChanged,
+            widget, [this] { qtVersionChanged(); });
+
+    connect(abisListWidget, &QListWidget::itemChanged, this, [this] {
         abisChanged();
         if (QmakeBuildConfiguration *bc = qmakeBuildConfiguration())
             BuildManager::buildLists({bc->cleanSteps()});