diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
index 101649702cf..9ae83d71ad6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
@@ -495,8 +495,13 @@ void CMakeProject::updateApplicationAndDeploymentTargets()
         if (ct.targetType == UtilityType)
             continue;
 
-        if (ct.targetType == ExecutableType || ct.targetType == DynamicLibraryType)
-            deploymentData.addFile(ct.executable.toString(), deploymentPrefix + buildDir.relativeFilePath(ct.executable.toFileInfo().dir().path()), DeployableFile::TypeExecutable);
+        if (ct.targetType == ExecutableType || ct.targetType == DynamicLibraryType) {
+            if (!ct.executable.isEmpty()) {
+                deploymentData.addFile(ct.executable.toString(),
+                                       deploymentPrefix + buildDir.relativeFilePath(ct.executable.toFileInfo().dir().path()),
+                                       DeployableFile::TypeExecutable);
+            }
+        }
         if (ct.targetType == ExecutableType) {
             FileName srcWithTrailingSlash = FileName::fromString(ct.sourceDirectory.toString());
             srcWithTrailingSlash.appendString('/');