diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index 65b79a7238a..fc8f446bf3e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -298,13 +298,12 @@ Tasking::GroupItem QMakeStep::runRecipe()
         m_needToRunQMake = false;
     };
 
-    QList<GroupItem> processList = {onGroupSetup(onSetup),
-                                    onGroupDone(onDone, CallDoneIf::Success),
-                                    ProcessTask(onQMakeSetup, onProcessDone)};
-    if (m_runMakeQmake)
-        processList << ProcessTask(onMakeQMakeSetup, onProcessDone);
-
-    return Group(processList);
+    return Group {
+        onGroupSetup(onSetup),
+        ProcessTask(onQMakeSetup, onProcessDone),
+        m_runMakeQmake ? ProcessTask(onMakeQMakeSetup, onProcessDone) : nullItem,
+        onGroupDone(onDone, CallDoneIf::Success)
+    };
 }
 
 void QMakeStep::setForced(bool b)