diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidrunconfiguration.cpp
index 802766232ff..4807bbd74ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -76,29 +76,32 @@ QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration(Target *parent, Qmake
 void QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::init()
 {
     setDefaultDisplayName(defaultDisplayName());
-    connect(target()->project(), SIGNAL(proFileUpdated(QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFileNode*,bool,bool)),
+    connect(qmakeProject(), SIGNAL(proFileUpdated(QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFileNode*,bool,bool)),
             this, SLOT(proFileUpdated(QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFileNode*,bool,bool)));
 }
 
 bool QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 {
-    const QDir projectDir = QDir(target()->project()->projectDirectory().toString());
+    QmakeProject *project = qmakeProject();
+    QTC_ASSERT(project, return false);
+    const QDir projectDir = QDir(project->projectDirectory().toString());
     m_proFilePath = Utils::FileName::fromUserInput(projectDir.filePath(map.value(PRO_FILE_KEY).toString()));
-    m_parseSuccess = static_cast<QmakeProject *>(target()->project())->validParse(m_proFilePath);
-    m_parseInProgress = static_cast<QmakeProject *>(target()->project())->parseInProgress(m_proFilePath);
+    m_parseSuccess = project->validParse(m_proFilePath);
+    m_parseInProgress = project->parseInProgress(m_proFilePath);
 
     return RunConfiguration::fromMap(map);
 }
 
 QVariantMap QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::toMap() const
 {
+    QmakeProject *project = qmakeProject();
     if (m_proFilePath.isEmpty()) {
-        if (!target()->project()->rootProjectNode())
+        if (!project->rootProjectNode())
             return QVariantMap();
-        m_proFilePath = target()->project()->rootProjectNode()->filePath();
+        m_proFilePath = project->rootProjectNode()->filePath();
     }
 
-    const QDir projectDir = QDir(target()->project()->projectDirectory().toString());
+    const QDir projectDir = QDir(project->projectDirectory().toString());
     QVariantMap map(RunConfiguration::toMap());
     map.insert(PRO_FILE_KEY, projectDir.relativeFilePath(m_proFilePath.toString()));
     return map;
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ QVariantMap QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::toMap() const
 
 QString QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::defaultDisplayName()
 {
-    auto project = static_cast<QmakeProject *>(target()->project());
+    QmakeProject *project = qmakeProject();
     const QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFileNode *root = project->rootProjectNode();
     if (root) {
         const QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFileNode *node = root->findProFileFor(m_proFilePath);
@@ -129,15 +132,15 @@ QString QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::disabledReason() const
                 .arg(m_proFilePath.fileName());
 
     if (!m_parseSuccess)
-        return static_cast<QmakeProject *>(target()->project())->disabledReasonForRunConfiguration(m_proFilePath);
+        return qmakeProject()->disabledReasonForRunConfiguration(m_proFilePath);
     return QString();
 }
 
 void QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::proFileUpdated(QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFileNode *pro, bool success, bool parseInProgress)
 {
-    if (m_proFilePath.isEmpty() && target()->project()->rootProjectNode()) {
-        m_proFilePath = target()->project()->rootProjectNode()->filePath();
-    }
+    QmakeProject *project = qmakeProject();
+    if (m_proFilePath.isEmpty() && project->rootProjectNode())
+        m_proFilePath = project->rootProjectNode()->filePath();
 
     if (m_proFilePath != pro->filePath())
         return;
@@ -153,6 +156,13 @@ void QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::proFileUpdated(QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProF
         setDefaultDisplayName(defaultDisplayName());
 }
 
+QmakeProject *QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::qmakeProject() const
+{
+    Target *t = target();
+    QTC_ASSERT(t, return nullptr);
+    return static_cast<QmakeProject *>(t->project());
+}
+
 Utils::FileName QmakeAndroidRunConfiguration::proFilePath() const
 {
     return m_proFilePath;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidrunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidrunconfiguration.h
index fcdd1270a2f..95c3cf60ef1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidrunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidrunconfiguration.h
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@
 
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
 
-namespace QmakeProjectManager { class QmakeProFileNode; }
+namespace QmakeProjectManager {
+class QmakeProFileNode;
+class QmakeProject;
+}
 
 namespace QmakeAndroidSupport {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ private slots:
     void proFileUpdated(QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFileNode *pro, bool success, bool parseInProgress);
 
 private:
+    QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProject *qmakeProject() const;
     void init();
 
     mutable Utils::FileName m_proFilePath;