diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp
index f4824660c45..bbeb34deed2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,19 @@ CMakeConfig BuildDirManager::parsedConfiguration() const
     return m_cmakeCache;
 }
 
+CMakeConfig BuildDirManager::parseConfiguration(const Utils::FileName &cacheFile, QString *errorMessage)
+{
+    if (!cacheFile.exists()) {
+        if (errorMessage)
+            *errorMessage = tr("CMakeCache.txt file not found.");
+        return { };
+    }
+    CMakeConfig result = CMakeConfigItem::itemsFromFile(cacheFile, errorMessage);
+    if (!errorMessage->isEmpty())
+        return { };
+    return result;
+}
+
 void BuildDirManager::checkConfiguration()
 {
     if (m_tempDir) // always throw away changes in the tmpdir!
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.h
index af70aa5e0d6..3d2fb108826 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.h
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ public:
     QList<CMakeBuildTarget> buildTargets() const;
     CMakeConfig parsedConfiguration() const;
 
+    static CMakeConfig parseConfiguration(const Utils::FileName &cacheFile,
+                                          QString *errorMessage);
+
 signals:
     void configurationStarted() const;
     void dataAvailable() const;
     void errorOccured(const QString &err) const;
 
 protected:
-    static CMakeConfig parseConfiguration(const Utils::FileName &cacheFile,
-                                          QString *errorMessage);
-
     const Utils::FileName workDirectory() const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/tealeafreader.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/tealeafreader.cpp
index 40b2f8f623b..836dad964d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/tealeafreader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/tealeafreader.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "tealeafreader.h"
 
+#include "builddirmanager.h"
 #include "cmakebuildconfiguration.h"
 #include "cmakecbpparser.h"
 #include "cmakekitinformation.h"
@@ -222,15 +223,16 @@ QList<CMakeBuildTarget> TeaLeafReader::buildTargets() const
 
 CMakeConfig TeaLeafReader::takeParsedConfiguration()
 {
-    CMakeConfig result;
     FileName cacheFile = m_parameters.buildDirectory;
     cacheFile.appendPath(QLatin1String("CMakeCache.txt"));
-    if (!cacheFile.exists())
-        return result;
     QString errorMessage;
-    result = CMakeConfigItem::itemsFromFile(cacheFile, &errorMessage);
-    if (!errorMessage.isEmpty())
+    CMakeConfig result = BuildDirManager::parseConfiguration(cacheFile, &errorMessage);
+
+    if (!errorMessage.isEmpty()) {
         emit errorOccured(errorMessage);
+        return { };
+    }
+
     const FileName sourceOfBuildDir
             = FileName::fromUtf8(CMakeConfigItem::valueOf("CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY", result));
     const FileName canonicalSourceOfBuildDir = FileUtils::canonicalPath(sourceOfBuildDir);
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ CMakeConfig TeaLeafReader::takeParsedConfiguration()
         emit errorOccured(tr("The build directory is not for %1 but for %2")
                           .arg(canonicalSourceOfBuildDir.toUserOutput(),
                                canonicalSourceDirectory.toUserOutput()));
+        return { };
     }
     return result;
 }