diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp
index e5b0ac5a4d5..5250bee02e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ QVariantMap DefaultPropertyProvider::properties(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k, c
         if (!toolchainPrefix.isEmpty())
             data.insert(QLatin1String(CPP_TOOLCHAINPREFIX), toolchainPrefix);
         data.insert(QLatin1String(CPP_COMPILERNAME), compilerName);
+        data.insert(QLatin1String(CPP_LINKERNAME), compilerName);
         data.insert(QLatin1String(CPP_TOOLCHAINPATH), cxxFileInfo.absolutePath());
         if (targetAbi.osFlavor() == ProjectExplorer::Abi::WindowsMsvc2013Flavor) {
             const QLatin1String flags("/FS");
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsconstants.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsconstants.h
index c0af1997b07..4575e8cbd4d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsconstants.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const char QBS_TOOLCHAIN[] = "qbs.toolchain";
 const char CPP_TOOLCHAINPATH[] = "cpp.toolchainInstallPath";
 const char CPP_TOOLCHAINPREFIX[] = "cpp.toolchainPrefix";
 const char CPP_COMPILERNAME[] = "cpp.compilerName";
+const char CPP_LINKERNAME[] = "cpp.linkerName";
 const char CPP_PLATFORMCFLAGS[] = "cpp.platformCFlags";
 const char CPP_PLATFORMCXXFLAGS[] = "cpp.platformCxxFlags";
 const char CPP_XCODESDKNAME[] = "cpp.xcodeSdkName";