diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeopenprojectwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeopenprojectwizard.cpp
index 478503d2b0e..997caa44d04 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeopenprojectwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeopenprojectwizard.cpp
@@ -544,15 +544,17 @@ void CMakeRunPage::runCMake()
 
         QString arguments = m_argumentsLineEdit->text();
 
-        m_output->appendPlainText(tr("Running: '%1' with arguments '%2' in '%3'.\n")
-                                     .arg(cmake->cmakeExecutable().toUserOutput())
-                                     .arg(arguments)
-                                     .arg(QDir::toNativeSeparators(m_buildDirectory)));
+        Utils::QtcProcess::addArg(&arguments, QString::fromLatin1(generatorInfo.generatorArgument()));
+        const QString preloadCache = generatorInfo.preLoadCacheFileArgument();
+        if (!preloadCache.isEmpty())
+            Utils::QtcProcess::addArg(&arguments, preloadCache);
+        m_output->appendHtml(tr("<b>Running: '%1' with arguments '%2' in '%3'.</b><br>")
+                             .arg(cmake->cmakeExecutable().toUserOutput())
+                             .arg(arguments)
+                             .arg(QDir::toNativeSeparators(m_buildDirectory)));
         CMakeManager::createXmlFile(m_cmakeProcess, cmake->cmakeExecutable().toString(),
                                     arguments, m_cmakeWizard->sourceDirectory(),
-                                    m_buildDirectory, env,
-                                    QString::fromLatin1(generatorInfo.generatorArgument()),
-                                    generatorInfo.preLoadCacheFileArgument());
+                                    m_buildDirectory, env);
     } else {
         m_runCMake->setEnabled(true);
         m_argumentsLineEdit->setEnabled(true);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp
index abbc43ee9fe..16e9cfa11b0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ bool CMakeManager::preferNinja()
 // sounds like a plan
 void CMakeManager::createXmlFile(Utils::QtcProcess *proc, const QString &executable,
                                  const QString &arguments, const QString &sourceDirectory,
-                                 const QDir &buildDirectory, const Utils::Environment &env,
-                                 const QString &generator, const QString &preloadCache)
+                                 const QDir &buildDirectory, const Utils::Environment &env)
 {
     QString buildDirectoryPath = buildDirectory.absolutePath();
     buildDirectory.mkpath(buildDirectoryPath);
@@ -160,9 +159,7 @@ void CMakeManager::createXmlFile(Utils::QtcProcess *proc, const QString &executa
     QString args;
     Utils::QtcProcess::addArg(&args, srcdir);
     Utils::QtcProcess::addArgs(&args, arguments);
-    Utils::QtcProcess::addArg(&args, generator);
-    if (!preloadCache.isEmpty())
-        Utils::QtcProcess::addArg(&args, preloadCache);
+
     proc->setCommand(executable, args);
     proc->start();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.h
index 5d3440858e4..c9133978dee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.h
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ public:
 
     static void createXmlFile(Utils::QtcProcess *process, const QString &executable,
                               const QString &arguments, const QString &sourceDirectory,
-                              const QDir &buildDirectory, const Utils::Environment &env,
-                              const QString &generator, const QString &preloadCache);
+                              const QDir &buildDirectory, const Utils::Environment &env);
     static bool preferNinja();
     static QString findCbpFile(const QDir &);