diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
index 341ef746523..6022602f517 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ bool QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString
     connect(EditorManager::instance(), &EditorManager::currentEditorChanged,
             this, &QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::updateBuildFileAction);
 
-    updateRunQMakeAction();
+    updateActions();
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -277,9 +277,12 @@ void QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::projectChanged()
     else
         m_previousStartupProject = qobject_cast<QmakeProject *>(SessionManager::startupProject());
 
-    if (m_previousStartupProject)
+    if (m_previousStartupProject) {
         connect(m_previousStartupProject, &Project::activeTargetChanged,
                            this, &QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::activeTargetChanged);
+        connect(m_previousStartupProject, &QmakeProject::parsingFinished,
+                this, &QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::updateActions);
+    }
 
     activeTargetChanged();
 }
@@ -299,6 +302,12 @@ void QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::activeTargetChanged()
     updateRunQMakeAction();
 }
 
+void QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::updateActions()
+{
+    updateRunQMakeAction();
+    updateContextActions();
+}
+
 void QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::updateRunQMakeAction()
 {
     bool enable = true;
@@ -307,6 +316,7 @@ void QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::updateRunQMakeAction()
     auto pro = qobject_cast<QmakeProject *>(m_previousStartupProject);
     m_runQMakeAction->setVisible(pro);
     if (!pro
+            || !pro->rootProjectNode()
             || !pro->activeTarget()
             || !pro->activeTarget()->activeBuildConfiguration())
         enable = false;
@@ -334,7 +344,11 @@ void QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::updateContextActions()
     FileNode *fileNode = node ? node->asFileNode() : nullptr;
 
     bool buildFilePossible = subProjectNode && fileNode && (fileNode->fileType() == FileType::Source);
-    bool subProjectActionsVisible = qmakeProject && subProjectNode && (subProjectNode != qmakeProject->rootProjectNode());
+    bool subProjectActionsVisible = false;
+    if (qmakeProject && subProjectNode) {
+        if (QmakeProFileNode *rootNode = qmakeProject->rootProjectNode())
+            subProjectActionsVisible = subProjectNode != rootNode;
+    }
 
     QString subProjectName;
     if (subProjectActionsVisible)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.h
index 73e60b4bac8..b6d94a9aeac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ private slots:
 private:
     void projectChanged();
     void activeTargetChanged();
+    void updateActions();
     void updateRunQMakeAction();
     void updateContextActions();
     void buildStateChanged(ProjectExplorer::Project *pro);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index 25c9a34cbcc..99dab8044d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ bool QMakeStep::init(QList<const BuildStep *> &earlierSteps)
     QmakeProFileNode *node = static_cast<QmakeProject *>(qmakeBc->target()->project())->rootProjectNode();
     if (qmakeBc->subNodeBuild())
         node = qmakeBc->subNodeBuild();
+    QTC_ASSERT(node, return false);
     QString proFile = node->filePath().toString();
 
     QList<ProjectExplorer::Task> tasks = qtVersion->reportIssues(proFile, workingDirectory);