diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pri b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pri
index eaff7803bb4..7db79341c32 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pri
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 include(coreplugin_dependencies.pri)
 LIBS *= -l$$qtLibraryName(Core)
 # for ide_version.h
-INCLUDEPATH += $$IDE_BUILD_TREE/src/plugins/coreplugin
-DEPENDPATH += $$IDE_BUILD_TREE/src/plugins/coreplugin
+INCLUDEPATH *= $$IDE_BUILD_TREE/src/plugins/coreplugin
+DEPENDPATH *= $$IDE_BUILD_TREE/src/plugins/coreplugin