diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
index a97ecc68add..9934bfb9286 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
@@ -79,9 +79,10 @@ void QmakeKitInformation::setup(Kit *k)
     ToolChain *tc = ToolChainKitInformation::toolChain(k, ToolChain::Language::Cxx);
 
     if (!tc || (!tc->suggestedMkspecList().empty() && !tc->suggestedMkspecList().contains(spec))) {
-        ToolChain *possibleTc = 0;
+        ToolChain *possibleTc = nullptr;
         foreach (ToolChain *current, ToolChainManager::toolChains()) {
-            if (version->qtAbis().contains(current->targetAbi())) {
+            if (current->language() == ToolChain::Language::Cxx
+                    && version->qtAbis().contains(current->targetAbi())) {
                 possibleTc = current;
                 if (current->suggestedMkspecList().contains(spec))
                     break;