diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp
index 6c3153261b2..851a2565bc3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp
@@ -142,11 +142,26 @@ void BuildSystem::requestDelayedParse()
     requestParseHelper(1000);
 }
 
+void BuildSystem::requestParseWithCustomDelay(int delayInMs)
+{
+    requestParseHelper(delayInMs);
+}
+
 void BuildSystem::cancelDelayedParseRequest()
 {
     d->m_delayedParsingTimer.stop();
 }
 
+void BuildSystem::setParseDelay(int delayInMs)
+{
+    d->m_delayedParsingTimer.setInterval(delayInMs);
+}
+
+int BuildSystem::parseDelay() const
+{
+    return d->m_delayedParsingTimer.interval();
+}
+
 bool BuildSystem::isParsing() const
 {
     return d->m_isParsing;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h
index 2c53a32d493..c12e75e9c49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ public:
 
     void requestParse();
     void requestDelayedParse();
+    void requestParseWithCustomDelay(int delayInMs = 1000);
     void cancelDelayedParseRequest();
+    void setParseDelay(int delayInMs);
+    int parseDelay() const;
 
     bool isParsing() const;
     bool hasParsingData() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
index 14fd924665c..15040d8f942 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFileSystemWatcher>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 using namespace QmakeProjectManager::Internal;
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
@@ -187,9 +188,7 @@ QmakeBuildSystem::QmakeBuildSystem(QmakeBuildConfiguration *bc)
     const QTextCodec *codec = Core::EditorManager::defaultTextCodec();
     m_qmakeVfs->setTextCodec(codec);
 
-    m_asyncUpdateTimer.setSingleShot(true);
-    m_asyncUpdateTimer.setInterval(0);
-    connect(&m_asyncUpdateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &QmakeBuildSystem::asyncUpdate);
+    setParseDelay(0);
 
     m_rootProFile = std::make_unique<QmakeProFile>(this, projectFilePath());
 
@@ -497,13 +496,10 @@ void QmakeBuildSystem::startAsyncTimer(QmakeProFile::AsyncUpdateDelay delay)
         return;
    }
 
-    const int interval = qMin(m_asyncUpdateTimer.interval(),
+    const int interval = qMin(parseDelay(),
                               delay == QmakeProFile::ParseLater ? UPDATE_INTERVAL : 0);
     qCDebug(qmakeBuildSystemLog) <<  __FUNCTION__ << interval;
-
-    m_asyncUpdateTimer.stop();
-    m_asyncUpdateTimer.setInterval(interval);
-    m_asyncUpdateTimer.start();
+    requestParseWithCustomDelay(interval);
 }
 
 void QmakeBuildSystem::incrementPendingEvaluateFutures()
@@ -564,7 +560,7 @@ bool QmakeBuildSystem::wasEvaluateCanceled()
 
 void QmakeBuildSystem::asyncUpdate()
 {
-    m_asyncUpdateTimer.setInterval(UPDATE_INTERVAL);
+    setParseDelay(UPDATE_INTERVAL);
     qCDebug(qmakeBuildSystemLog) <<  __FUNCTION__;
 
     if (m_invalidateQmakeVfsContents) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
index 4abc5309c5b..c25dfcc32d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QFutureInterface>
-#include <QTimer>
 #include <QFuture>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ public:
 
     QString m_qmakeSysroot;
 
-    QTimer m_asyncUpdateTimer;
     QFutureInterface<void> m_asyncUpdateFutureInterface;
     int m_pendingEvaluateFuturesCount = 0;
     AsyncUpdateState m_asyncUpdateState = Base;