diff --git a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.cpp
index 0cc95595b6c..1699d973f2d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfsettings.cpp
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ PerfSettings::PerfSettings(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
         return Column { widget };
     });
 
-    readSettings();
     readGlobalSettings();
+    readSettings();
 }
 
 PerfSettings::~PerfSettings()