diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index b518888d50b..1deb85b1d16 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ DeploymentData CMakeBuildConfiguration::deploymentData() const
 
     for (const CMakeBuildTarget &ct : m_buildTargets) {
         if (ct.targetType == ExecutableType || ct.targetType == DynamicLibraryType) {
-            if (!ct.executable.isEmpty()) {
+            if (!ct.executable.isEmpty()
+                    && !result.deployableForLocalFile(ct.executable.toString()).isValid()) {
                 result.addFile(ct.executable.toString(),
                                deploymentPrefix + buildDir.relativeFilePath(ct.executable.toFileInfo().dir().path()),
                                DeployableFile::TypeExecutable);