diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 1dd793b1b53..4f5e27d2e4b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -630,7 +630,8 @@ int QmakeBuildConfigurationFactory::priority(const Kit *k, const QString &projec
 QList<BuildInfo *> QmakeBuildConfigurationFactory::availableSetups(const Kit *k, const QString &projectPath) const
 {
     QList<ProjectExplorer::BuildInfo *> result;
-    if (!QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(k))
+    QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *qtVersion = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(k);
+    if (!qtVersion || !qtVersion->isValid())
         return result;
     result << createBuildInfo(k, projectPath, ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration::Debug);
     result << createBuildInfo(k, projectPath, ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration::Release);