diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
index a2ed0c1b956..c0f4a0c9446 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ void QmakeProjectManagerPluginPrivate::buildFile()
         Project *project = SessionManager::projectForFile(file);
 
         if (project && node)
-            handleSubDirContextMenu(BUILD, true, project, node->parentProjectNode(), node);
+            handleSubDirContextMenu(BUILD, true, project, buildableFileProFile(node), node);
     }
 }