diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/directoryfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/directoryfilter.cpp
index 8d0c3c85fd7..871e89753e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/directoryfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/directoryfilter.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const char kFilesKey[] = "files";
 const char kExclusionFiltersKey[] = "exclusionFilters";
 
 const QStringList kFiltersDefault = {"*.h", "*.cpp", "*.ui", "*.qrc"};
-const QStringList kExclusionFiltersDefault = {"*/.git/*", "*/.cvs/*", "*/.svn/*"};
+const QStringList kExclusionFiltersDefault = {"*/.git/*", "*/.cvs/*", "*/.svn/*", "*/build/*"};
 
 static QString defaultDisplayName()
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/filesinallprojectsfind.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/filesinallprojectsfind.cpp
index f3554f18a9e..92c2fc80596 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/filesinallprojectsfind.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/filesinallprojectsfind.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void FilesInAllProjectsFind::readSettings(QtcSettings *settings)
     readCommonSettings(
         settings,
         "CMakeLists.txt,*.cmake,*.pro,*.pri,*.qbs,*.cpp,*.h,*.mm,*.qml,*.md,*.txt,*.qdoc",
-        "*/.git/*,*/.cvs/*,*/.svn/*,*.autosave");
+        "*/.git/*,*/.cvs/*,*/.svn/*,*.autosave,*/build/*");
     settings->endGroup();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.cpp
index 955316954b5..7348c600e21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/findinfiles.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void FindInFiles::writeSettings(QtcSettings *settings)
 void FindInFiles::readSettings(QtcSettings *settings)
 {
     settings->beginGroup("FindInFiles");
-    readCommonSettings(settings, "*.cpp,*.h", "*/.git/*,*/.cvs/*,*/.svn/*,*.autosave");
+    readCommonSettings(settings, "*.cpp,*.h", "*/.git/*,*/.cvs/*,*/.svn/*,*.autosave,*/build/*");
     settings->endGroup();
 }