diff --git a/src/libs/utils/process_stub.pro b/src/libs/utils/process_stub.pro
index 8057f49b415..087e1063696 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/process_stub.pro
+++ b/src/libs/utils/process_stub.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-IDE_BUILD_TREE=../../..
+IDE_BUILD_TREE = $$OUT_PWD/../../..
 include(../../../qtcreator.pri)
 
 TEMPLATE        = app