diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index c8604496972..b2c349a2b01 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ QMakeStepConfigWidget::QMakeStepConfigWidget(QMakeStep *step)
             this, SLOT(qtVersionChanged()));
     connect(step->qt4BuildConfiguration(), SIGNAL(qmakeBuildConfigurationChanged()),
             this, SLOT(qmakeBuildConfigChanged()));
-    connect(QtVersionManager::instance(), SIGNAL(qtVersionsUpdated(QString)),
-            this, SLOT(qtVersionsUpdated(QString)));
+    connect(QtVersionManager::instance(), SIGNAL(dumpUpdatedFor(QString)),
+            this, SLOT(qtVersionsDumpUpdated(QString)));
 }
 
 void QMakeStepConfigWidget::init()
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void QMakeStepConfigWidget::qtVersionChanged()
     updateQmlDebuggingOption();
 }
 
-void QMakeStepConfigWidget::qtVersionsUpdated(const QString &qmakeCommand)
+void QMakeStepConfigWidget::qtVersionsDumpUpdated(const QString &qmakeCommand)
 {
     if (BaseQtVersion *version = m_step->qt4BuildConfiguration()->qtVersion()) {
         if (version->qmakeCommand() == qmakeCommand)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.h
index 0bfa41a7401..2d41cddfbb1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public:
 private slots:
     // slots for handling buildconfiguration/step signals
     void qtVersionChanged();
-    void qtVersionsUpdated(const QString &qmakeCommand);
+    void qtVersionsDumpUpdated(const QString &qmakeCommand);
     void qmakeBuildConfigChanged();
     void userArgumentsChanged();
     void linkQmlDebuggingLibraryChanged();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.cpp
index 8953dbeb627..6430436b40b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.cpp
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ QtOptionsPageWidget::QtOptionsPageWidget(QWidget *parent, QList<BaseQtVersion *>
     userChangedCurrentVersion();
     updateCleanUpButton();
 
-    connect(QtVersionManager::instance(), SIGNAL(qtVersionsUpdated(QString)),
-            this, SLOT(qtVersionsUpdated(QString)));
+    connect(QtVersionManager::instance(), SIGNAL(dumpUpdatedFor(QString)),
+            this, SLOT(qtVersionsDumpUpdated(QString)));
 }
 
 bool QtOptionsPageWidget::eventFilter(QObject *o, QEvent *e)
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void QtOptionsPageWidget::cleanUpQtVersions()
     updateCleanUpButton();
 }
 
-void QtOptionsPageWidget::qtVersionsUpdated(const QString &qmakeCommand)
+void QtOptionsPageWidget::qtVersionsDumpUpdated(const QString &qmakeCommand)
 {
     foreach (BaseQtVersion *version, m_versions) {
         if (version->qmakeCommand() == qmakeCommand)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.h
index 3512fd14f15..86a21577fe0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtoptionspage.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ private slots:
     void debuggingHelperBuildFinished(int qtVersionId, const QString &output, DebuggingHelperBuildTask::Tools tools);
     void cleanUpQtVersions();
 
-    void qtVersionsUpdated(const QString &qmakeCommand);
+    void qtVersionsDumpUpdated(const QString &qmakeCommand);
 };
 
 class QtOptionsPage : public Core::IOptionsPage
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.cpp
index f25eedc9def..18b1dc08b24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void QtVersionManager::updateQtVersion(int id)
         if (v->qmakeCommand() == qmakeCommand)
             v->recheckDumper();
     }
-    emit qtVersionsUpdated(qmakeCommand);
+    emit dumpUpdatedFor(qmakeCommand);
 }
 
 void QtVersionManager::updateSettings()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.h
index 5903e96e988..7c231044594 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.h
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ public:
     QString popPendingMwcUpdate();
     QString popPendingGcceUpdate();
 signals:
-    // qt version information cache has been invalidated
-    void qtVersionsUpdated(const QString &qmakeCommand);
+    // content of BaseQtVersion objects with qmake path might have changed
+    void dumpUpdatedFor(const QString &qmakeCommand);
     void qtVersionsChanged(const QList<int> &uniqueIds);
     void updateExamples(QString, QString, QString);