diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeopenprojectwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeopenprojectwizard.cpp
index d74239bfc08..939271d1aa7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeopenprojectwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeopenprojectwizard.cpp
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ CMakeOpenProjectWizard::CMakeOpenProjectWizard(CMakeManager *cmakeManager, const
         m_buildDirectory = m_sourceDirectory;
     } else {
         startid = ShadowBuildPageId;
-        QDir dir(m_sourceDirectory);
-        dir.cdUp();
-        m_buildDirectory = dir.absolutePath() + "/qtcreator-build";
+        m_buildDirectory = m_sourceDirectory + QLatin1String("-build");
     }
 
     setPage(InSourcePageId, new InSourceBuildPage(this));