diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/qmldir b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/qmldir.tpl
similarity index 100%
rename from share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/qmldir
rename to share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/qmldir.tpl
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/wizard.json
index 9ac1d9519d5..82815caa35d 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/studio_templates/projects/application-mcu/wizard.json
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
                     "target": "%{ProjectDirectory}/%{MainQmlFileName}"
                 },
                 {
-                    "source": "qmldir",
+                    "source": "qmldir.tpl",
                     "target": "%{ProjectDirectory}/imports/Constants/qmldir"
                 },
                 {