diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 7304c17662a..ee41a6d1c18 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ ProjectExplorer::IOutputParser *CMakeBuildConfiguration::createOutputParser() co
 Utils::Environment CMakeBuildConfiguration::baseEnvironment() const
 {
     Utils::Environment env = BuildConfiguration::baseEnvironment();
-    target()->kit()->addToEnvironment(env);
     return env;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
index f9387779b3d..cc628233bd8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "kitmanager.h"
 #include "target.h"
 #include "project.h"
+#include "kit.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/variablemanager.h>
 #include <extensionsystem/pluginmanager.h>
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ Utils::Environment BuildConfiguration::baseEnvironment() const
     Utils::Environment result;
     if (useSystemEnvironment())
         result = Utils::Environment::systemEnvironment();
+    target()->kit()->addToEnvironment(result);
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.cpp
index 1e6faa75f0a..a17fa4d4b6b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ void Qt4BuildConfiguration::emitBuildDirectoryChanged()
 Utils::Environment Qt4BuildConfiguration::baseEnvironment() const
 {
     Utils::Environment env = BuildConfiguration::baseEnvironment();
-    target()->kit()->addToEnvironment(env);
     return env;
 }