diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index c3d827eb28c..3b1f3f19841 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ static void restoreRecentProjects(QtcSettings *s)
                 {FilePath::fromUserInput(filePaths.at(i)), displayNames.at(i), exists});
         }
     }
+    dd->updateRecentProjectMenu();
     dd->checkRecentProjectsAsync();
 }