diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index ed710205cee..a0346ae8193 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -819,10 +819,10 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
 
     setupProjectTreeWidgetFactory();
 
-    setupCurrentProjectFind();
-
     dd = new ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate;
 
+    setupCurrentProjectFind();
+
     setupSanitizerOutputParser();
 
     setupJsonWizardPages();