diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 6663074c6d1..01539b1eacb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <qnx/qnxconstants.h>
 #include <webassembly/webassemblyconstants.h>
 
+#include <coreplugin/fileutils.h>
 #include <coreplugin/find/itemviewfind.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 
@@ -318,6 +319,12 @@ CMakeBuildSettingsWidget::CMakeBuildSettingsWidget(CMakeBuildSystem *bs) :
     envWidget->setBaseEnvironmentText(cbc->baseConfigureEnvironmentText());
     envWidget->setUserChanges(cbc->userConfigureEnvironmentChanges());
 
+    const EnvironmentWidget::OpenTerminalFunc openTerminalFunc
+            = [bc](const Utils::Environment &env) {
+        Core::FileUtils::openTerminal(bc->buildDirectory(), env);
+    };
+    envWidget->setOpenTerminalFunc(openTerminalFunc);
+
     connect(envWidget, &EnvironmentWidget::userChangesChanged, this, [cbc, envWidget] {
         cbc->setUserConfigureEnvironmentChanges(envWidget->userChanges());
     });