diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutableconfigurationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutableconfigurationwidget.cpp
index e5aef0395ff..3a2446e25e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutableconfigurationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutableconfigurationwidget.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ CustomExecutableConfigurationWidget::CustomExecutableConfigurationWidget(CustomE
     m_workingDirectory = new PathChooser(this);
     m_workingDirectory->setHistoryCompleter(QLatin1String("Qt.WorkingDir.History"));
     m_workingDirectory->setExpectedKind(PathChooser::Directory);
-    m_workingDirectory->setBaseFileName(rc->target()->project()->projectDirectory());
 
     layout->addRow(tr("Working directory:"), m_workingDirectory);