diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
index e01a10aecf1..62abc4dd179 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ static int includeIndexForResourceDirectory(const QStringList &options, bool isM
 
 void CompilerOptionsBuilder::insertWrappedQtHeaders()
 {
+    if (m_skipBuiltInHeaderPathsAndDefines == SkipBuiltIn::Yes)
+        return;
+
     QStringList wrappedQtHeaders;
     addWrappedQtHeadersIncludePath(wrappedQtHeaders);