diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/qt4maemotargetfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/qt4maemotargetfactory.cpp
index 1d3c6927f14..2dbf5924482 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/qt4maemotargetfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/qt4maemotargetfactory.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ QString Qt4MaemoTargetFactory::shadowBuildDirectory(const QString &profilePath,
 {
     //TODO why?
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-    // return projectDirectory;
-    QTC_ASSERT(false, return QString(); )
+    return profilePath;
 #endif
     return Qt4BaseTargetFactory::shadowBuildDirectory(profilePath, id, suffix);
 }