diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index 4194c5348fb..565880893ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ QString QMakeStep::makeArguments() const
 QString QMakeStep::effectiveQMakeCall() const
 {
     BaseQtVersion *qtVersion = QtKitInformation::qtVersion(target()->kit());
-    QString qmake = qtVersion ? qtVersion->qmakeCommand().fileName() : QString();
+    QString qmake = qtVersion ? qtVersion->qmakeCommand().toUserOutput() : QString();
     if (qmake.isEmpty())
         qmake = tr("<no Qt version>");
     QString make = makeCommand();