diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
index 66bdb6144cd..4c24b2fe6be 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ QVariantMap CMakeBuildStep::toMap() const
 bool CMakeBuildStep::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 {
     if (map.value(QLatin1String(CLEAN_KEY), false).toBool()) {
-        m_buildTargets = {CMakeBuildStep::cleanTarget()};
+        m_buildTargets = QStringList(CMakeBuildStep::cleanTarget());
     } else {
         m_buildTargets = map.value(QLatin1String(BUILD_TARGETS_KEY)).toStringList();
         m_toolArguments = map.value(QLatin1String(TOOL_ARGUMENTS_KEY)).toString();