diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakegenerator.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakegenerator.cpp
index 31d1d75d834..e3a015c2c75 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakegenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakegenerator.cpp
@@ -601,6 +601,15 @@ void CMakeGenerator::createWriter()
 
     const Utils::FilePath rootPath = project->projectDirectory();
     const Utils::FilePath settingsFile = rootPath.pathAppended("CMakeLists.txt.shared");
+
+    if (!settingsFile.exists()) {
+        const QString sharedTemplate = CMakeWriter::readTemplate(":/templates/cmake_shared");
+        const QString sharedContent = sharedTemplate.arg(writer->identifier());
+        CMakeWriter::writeFile(settingsFile, sharedContent);
+        m_writer = writer;
+        return;
+    }
+
     Utils::PersistentSettingsReader reader;
     reader.load(settingsFile);
     auto store = reader.restoreValues();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakewriterlib.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakewriterlib.cpp
index 7a2985a7b96..59bff54fb25 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakewriterlib.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakewriterlib.cpp
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ void CMakeWriterLib::writeRootCMakeFile(const NodePtr &node) const
 
     createDependencies(node->dir);
 
-    const Utils::FilePath sharedFile = node->dir.pathAppended("CMakeLists.txt.shared");
-    if (!sharedFile.exists()) {
-        const QString sharedTemplate = readTemplate(":/templates/cmake_shared");
-        writeFile(sharedFile, sharedTemplate);
-    }
-
     const Utils::FilePath file = node->dir.pathAppended("CMakeLists.txt");
     if (!file.exists()) {
         QString fileSection = "";
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakewriterv1.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakewriterv1.cpp
index 1cfbdb8add8..601a6d1abe0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakewriterv1.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/cmakewriterv1.cpp
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ void CMakeWriterV1::writeRootCMakeFile(const NodePtr &node) const
 
     createDependencies(node->dir);
 
-    const Utils::FilePath sharedFile = node->dir.pathAppended("CMakeLists.txt.shared");
-    if (!sharedFile.exists()) {
-        const QString sharedTemplate = readTemplate(":/templates/cmake_shared");
-        writeFile(sharedFile, sharedTemplate);
-    }
-
     const Utils::FilePath file = node->dir.pathAppended("CMakeLists.txt");
     if (!file.exists()) {
         const QString appName = parent()->projectName() + "App";
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/templates/cmakelists_txt_shared.tpl b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/templates/cmakelists_txt_shared.tpl
index 3db7152bffa..593d7f0e9d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/templates/cmakelists_txt_shared.tpl
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectexporter/templates/cmakelists_txt_shared.tpl
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@
   <variable>Version</variable>
   <value type="int">22</value>
 </data>
+<data>
+  <variable>CMake Generator</variable>
+  <value type="int">%1</value>
+</data>
 </qtcreator>