diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index 69d88452fa4..91f656dd8b1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -457,17 +457,7 @@ QString QMakeStep::mkspec()
         }
     }
 
-    QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *version = bc->qtVersion();
-    // We do not know which abi the Qt version has, so let's stick with the defaults
-    if (version && version->qtAbis().count() == 1 && version->qtAbis().first().isNull())
-        return QString();
-
-    const QString tcSpec = bc->toolChain() ? bc->toolChain()->mkspec() : QString();
-    if (!version)
-        return tcSpec;
-    if (!tcSpec.isEmpty() && version->hasMkspec(tcSpec))
-        return tcSpec;
-    return version->mkspec();
+    return static_cast<Qt4BaseTarget *>(target())->mkspec(bc);
 }
 
 QVariantMap QMakeStep::toMap() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
index f50145771c8..bc0a33c1217 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,21 @@ ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *Qt4BaseTarget::preferredToolChain(ProjectExplorer::B
     return tcs.isEmpty() ? 0 : tcs.at(0);
 }
 
+QString Qt4BaseTarget::mkspec(const Qt4BuildConfiguration *bc) const
+{
+    QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *version = bc->qtVersion();
+    // We do not know which abi the Qt version has, so let's stick with the defaults
+    if (version && version->qtAbis().count() == 1 && version->qtAbis().first().isNull())
+        return QString();
+
+    const QString tcSpec = bc->toolChain() ? bc->toolChain()->mkspec() : QString();
+    if (!version)
+        return tcSpec;
+    if (!tcSpec.isEmpty() && version->hasMkspec(tcSpec))
+        return tcSpec;
+    return version->mkspec();
+}
+
 void Qt4BaseTarget::removeUnconfiguredCustomExectutableRunConfigurations()
 {
     if (runConfigurations().count()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.h
index 9f25795aeeb..785b824319c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.h
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ public:
     // This is the same for almost all Qt4Targets
     // so for now offer a convience function
     Qt4BuildConfiguration *addQt4BuildConfiguration(QString defaultDisplayName,
-                                                            QString displayName,
-                                                            QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *qtversion,
-                                                            QtSupport::BaseQtVersion::QmakeBuildConfigs qmakeBuildConfiguration,
-                                                            QString additionalArguments,
-                                                            QString directory,
-                                                            bool importing);
+                                                    QString displayName,
+                                                    QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *qtversion,
+                                                    QtSupport::BaseQtVersion::QmakeBuildConfigs qmakeBuildConfiguration,
+                                                    QString additionalArguments,
+                                                    QString directory,
+                                                    bool importing);
 
     virtual void createApplicationProFiles() = 0;
 
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ public:
     QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *> possibleToolChains(ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration *bc) const;
     ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *preferredToolChain(ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration *) const;
 
+    virtual QString mkspec(const Qt4BuildConfiguration *bc) const;
+
 signals:
     void buildDirectoryInitialized();
     /// emitted if the build configuration changed in a way that
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/embeddedlinuxtarget.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/embeddedlinuxtarget.cpp
index 22f3782a649..5f0ef5b03ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/embeddedlinuxtarget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/embeddedlinuxtarget.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.h>
 #include <qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.h>
 #include <qt4projectmanager/qt4project.h>
+#include <qtsupport/baseqtversion.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
 
@@ -72,6 +73,14 @@ QList<ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *> EmbeddedLinuxTarget::runConfiguration
     return result;
 }
 
+QString EmbeddedLinuxTarget::mkspec(const Qt4ProjectManager::Qt4BuildConfiguration *bc) const
+{
+   QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *version = bc->qtVersion();
+   if (!version)
+       return QString();
+   return version->mkspec();
+}
+
 void EmbeddedLinuxTarget::createApplicationProFiles()
 {
     removeUnconfiguredCustomExectutableRunConfigurations();
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/embeddedlinuxtarget.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/embeddedlinuxtarget.h
index 181a9b5b07f..8ff273a48d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/embeddedlinuxtarget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/embeddedlinuxtarget.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public:
 
     QList<ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *> runConfigurationsForNode(ProjectExplorer::Node *n);
 
+    QString mkspec(const Qt4ProjectManager::Qt4BuildConfiguration *bc) const;
+
 private:
     Qt4ProjectManager::Qt4BuildConfigurationFactory *m_buildConfigurationFactory;