diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/profilereader.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/profilereader.cpp
index 7730ab95540..d012acab27e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/profilereader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/profilereader.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 using namespace QtSupport;
 
+static QString format(const QString &fileName, int lineNo, const QString &msg)
+{
+    if (lineNo > 0)
+        return QString::fromLatin1("%1(%2): %3").arg(fileName, QString::number(lineNo), msg);
+    else if (lineNo)
+        return QString::fromLatin1("%1: %3").arg(fileName, msg);
+    else
+        return msg;
+}
+
 ProMessageHandler::ProMessageHandler(bool verbose, bool exact)
     : m_verbose(verbose)
     , m_exact(exact)
@@ -54,8 +64,12 @@ void ProMessageHandler::message(int type, const QString &msg, const QString &fil
 {
     if ((type & CategoryMask) == ErrorMessage && ((type & SourceMask) == SourceParser || m_verbose)) {
         // parse error in qmake files
-        TaskHub::addTask(
-            BuildSystemTask(Task::Error, msg, Utils::FilePath::fromString(fileName), lineNo));
+        if (m_exact) {
+            TaskHub::addTask(
+                BuildSystemTask(Task::Error, msg, Utils::FilePath::fromString(fileName), lineNo));
+        } else {
+            appendMessage(format(fileName, lineNo, msg));
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -64,9 +78,9 @@ void ProMessageHandler::fileMessage(int type, const QString &msg)
     // message(), warning() or error() calls in qmake files
     if (!m_verbose)
         return;
-    if (type == QMakeHandler::ErrorMessage)
+    if (m_exact && type == QMakeHandler::ErrorMessage)
         TaskHub::addTask(BuildSystemTask(Task::Error, msg));
-    else if (type == QMakeHandler::WarningMessage)
+    else if (m_exact && type == QMakeHandler::WarningMessage)
         TaskHub::addTask(BuildSystemTask(Task::Warning, msg));
     else
         appendMessage(msg);