diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 91de7766c7d..c6736d4a9a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -1956,19 +1956,8 @@ CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory::CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory()
 
         // Skip the default shadow build directories for build types if we have presets
         const CMakeConfigItem presetItem = CMakeConfigurationKitAspect::cmakePresetConfigItem(k);
-        if (!presetItem.isNull()) {
-            const QString presetName = presetItem.expandedValue(k);
-            const auto project = qobject_cast<CMakeProject *>(SessionManager::startupProject());
-
-            PresetsDetails::ConfigurePreset configurePreset
-                = Utils::findOrDefault(project->presetsData().configurePresets,
-                                       [&presetName] (const PresetsDetails::ConfigurePreset &preset) {
-                                           return preset.name == presetName;
-                                       });
-
-            if (configurePreset.binaryDir)
-                return result;
-        }
+        if (!presetItem.isNull())
+            return result;
 
         for (int type = BuildTypeDebug; type != BuildTypeLast; ++type) {
             BuildInfo info = createBuildInfo(BuildType(type));
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
index e870b787bc9..bbea21567ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
@@ -453,14 +453,12 @@ QList<void *> CMakeProjectImporter::examineDirectory(const FilePath &importPath,
         if (configurePreset.toolset && configurePreset.toolset.value().value)
             data->toolset = configurePreset.toolset.value().value.value();
 
-        QString binaryDir = importPath.toString();
         if (configurePreset.binaryDir) {
-            binaryDir = configurePreset.binaryDir.value();
+            QString binaryDir = configurePreset.binaryDir.value();
             CMakePresets::Macros::expand(configurePreset, env, projectDirectory(), binaryDir);
+            data->buildDirectory = Utils::FilePath::fromString(binaryDir);
         }
 
-        data->buildDirectory = Utils::FilePath::fromString(binaryDir);
-
         CMakePresets::Macros::updateToolchainFile(configurePreset,
                                                   env,
                                                   projectDirectory(),
@@ -566,9 +564,24 @@ QList<void *> CMakeProjectImporter::examineDirectory(const FilePath &importPath,
     return result;
 }
 
+void CMakeProjectImporter::ensureBuildDirectory(DirectoryData &data, const Kit *k) const
+{
+    if (!data.buildDirectory.isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    const auto cmakeBuildType = CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory::buildTypeFromByteArray(
+        data.cmakeBuildType);
+    auto buildInfo = CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory::createBuildInfo(cmakeBuildType);
+
+    data.buildDirectory = CMakeBuildConfiguration::shadowBuildDirectory(projectFilePath(),
+                                                                        k,
+                                                                        buildInfo.typeName,
+                                                                        buildInfo.buildType);
+}
+
 bool CMakeProjectImporter::matchKit(void *directoryData, const Kit *k) const
 {
-    const DirectoryData *data = static_cast<DirectoryData *>(directoryData);
+    DirectoryData *data = static_cast<DirectoryData *>(directoryData);
 
     CMakeTool *cm = CMakeKitAspect::cmakeTool(k);
     if (!cm || cm->cmakeExecutable() != data->cmakeBinary)
@@ -600,6 +613,8 @@ bool CMakeProjectImporter::matchKit(void *directoryData, const Kit *k) const
         auto presetConfigItem = CMakeConfigurationKitAspect::cmakePresetConfigItem(k);
         if (data->cmakePreset != presetConfigItem.expandedValue(k))
             return false;
+
+        ensureBuildDirectory(*data, k);
     }
 
     qCDebug(cmInputLog) << k->displayName()
@@ -609,7 +624,7 @@ bool CMakeProjectImporter::matchKit(void *directoryData, const Kit *k) const
 
 Kit *CMakeProjectImporter::createKit(void *directoryData) const
 {
-    const DirectoryData *data = static_cast<DirectoryData *>(directoryData);
+    DirectoryData *data = static_cast<DirectoryData *>(directoryData);
 
     return QtProjectImporter::createTemporaryKit(data->qt, [&data, this](Kit *k) {
         const CMakeToolData cmtd = findOrCreateCMakeTool(data->cmakeBinary);
@@ -629,6 +644,8 @@ Kit *CMakeProjectImporter::createKit(void *directoryData) const
 
             CMakeConfigurationKitAspect::setCMakePreset(k, data->cmakePreset);
         }
+        if (!data->cmakePreset.isEmpty())
+            ensureBuildDirectory(*data, k);
 
         SysRootKitAspect::setSysRoot(k, data->sysroot);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.h
index f4f66d47faa..2aefe036fcd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class CMakeTool;
 
 namespace Internal {
 
+struct DirectoryData;
+
 class CMakeProjectImporter : public QtSupport::QtProjectImporter
 {
 public:
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ private:
     void cleanupTemporaryCMake(ProjectExplorer::Kit *k, const QVariantList &vl);
     void persistTemporaryCMake(ProjectExplorer::Kit *k, const QVariantList &vl);
 
+    void ensureBuildDirectory(DirectoryData &data, const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const;
+
     Internal::PresetsData m_presetsData;
     Utils::TemporaryDirectory m_presetsTempDir;
 };
diff --git a/tests/manual/cmakepresets/CMakePresets.json b/tests/manual/cmakepresets/CMakePresets.json
index 5e9d149b8bb..976f44832ac 100644
--- a/tests/manual/cmakepresets/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/tests/manual/cmakepresets/CMakePresets.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
       "name": "mingw",
       "displayName": "MinGW 11.2.0",
       "generator": "Ninja",
-      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build-${presetName}-release",
       "cacheVariables": {
         "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release",
         "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH": "c:/Qt/6.3.2/mingw_64"
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "mingw-make",
+      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build-${presetName}-release",
       "displayName": "MinGW 11.2.0 Makefiles",
       "generator": "MinGW Makefiles",
       "inherits" : "mingw"