diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/wizard.json
index 24b1f79b610..54c7dcabfd5 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/cpp/wizard.json
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
                     "mandatory": true,
                     "data":
                     {
-                        "kind": "existingDirectory",
+                        "kind": "directory",
                         "basePath": "%{InitialPath}",
                         "path": "%{InitialPath}"
                     }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/itemmodel/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/itemmodel/wizard.json
index b6b70ba2452..8b4830ca32d 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/itemmodel/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/itemmodel/wizard.json
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
                     "mandatory": true,
                     "data":
                     {
-                        "kind": "existingDirectory",
+                        "kind": "directory",
                         "basePath": "%{InitialPath}",
                         "path": "%{InitialPath}"
                     }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/python/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/python/wizard.json
index 6d1d72c63bb..56a8d419e79 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/python/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/python/wizard.json
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
                     "mandatory": true,
                     "data":
                     {
-                        "kind": "existingDirectory",
+                        "kind": "directory",
                         "basePath": "%{InitialPath}",
                         "path": "%{InitialPath}"
                     }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/qtquickui/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/qtquickui/wizard.json
index a1d43389940..3fc4ed23a99 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/qtquickui/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/classes/qtquickui/wizard.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                     "mandatory": true,
                     "data":
                     {
-                        "kind": "existingDirectory",
+                        "kind": "directory",
                         "basePath": "%{InitialPath}",
                         "path": "%{InitialPath}"
                     }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/files/modeling/model/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/files/modeling/model/wizard.json
index 2f8cff689a1..b2d9029c74c 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/files/modeling/model/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/files/modeling/model/wizard.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                     "trIncompleteMessage": "\"%{JS: Util.toNativeSeparators('%{TargetPath}')}\" exists in the filesystem.",
                     "data":
                     {
-                        "kind": "existingDirectory",
+                        "kind": "directory",
                         "basePath": "%{InitialPath}",
                         "path": "%{InitialPath}"
                     }
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/files/scxml/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/files/scxml/wizard.json
index 4e9e8706379..4c150c62568 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/files/scxml/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/files/scxml/wizard.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                     "trIncompleteMessage": "\"%{JS: Util.toNativeSeparators('%{TargetPath}')}\" exists in the filesystem.",
                     "data":
                     {
-                        "kind": "existingDirectory",
+                        "kind": "directory",
                         "basePath": "%{InitialPath}",
                         "path": "%{InitialPath}"
                     }