diff --git a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
index acae72ff4bd..720f539e399 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ FolderNode *addChildFolderNode(FolderNode *parent, const QString &childName)
 {
     Utils::FileName parentPath = parent->filePath();
     auto node = std::make_unique<FolderNode>(
-                parentPath.appendPath(childName), NodeType::Folder, childName);
+                parentPath.appendPath(childName), NodeType::Folder);
     FolderNode *childNode = node.get();
+    childNode->setDisplayName(childName);
     parent->addNode(std::move(node));
 
     return childNode;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
index f2cdedb1900..e41395b80a3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
@@ -422,17 +422,14 @@ bool FileNode::supportsAction(ProjectAction action, const Node *node) const
 
   \sa ProjectExplorer::FileNode, ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode
 */
-FolderNode::FolderNode(const Utils::FileName &folderPath, NodeType nodeType,
-                       const QString &displayName) :
-    Node(nodeType),
-    m_displayName(displayName)
+FolderNode::FolderNode(const Utils::FileName &folderPath, NodeType nodeType) :
+    Node(nodeType)
 {
     setFilePath(folderPath);
     setPriority(DefaultFolderPriority);
     setListInProject(false);
     setIsGenerated(false);
-    if (m_displayName.isEmpty())
-        m_displayName = folderPath.toUserOutput();
+    m_displayName = folderPath.toUserOutput();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -784,7 +781,7 @@ bool FolderNode::showWhenEmpty() const
   \sa ProjectExplorer::FileNode, ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode
 */
 VirtualFolderNode::VirtualFolderNode(const Utils::FileName &folderPath, int priority) :
-    FolderNode(folderPath, NodeType::VirtualFolder, QString())
+    FolderNode(folderPath, NodeType::VirtualFolder)
 {
     setPriority(priority);
 }
@@ -810,10 +807,11 @@ QString VirtualFolderNode::addFileFilter() const
   Creates an uninitialized project node object.
   */
 ProjectNode::ProjectNode(const Utils::FileName &projectFilePath) :
-    FolderNode(projectFilePath, NodeType::Project, projectFilePath.fileName())
+    FolderNode(projectFilePath, NodeType::Project)
 {
     setPriority(DefaultProjectPriority);
     setListInProject(true);
+    setDisplayName(projectFilePath.fileName());
 }
 
 bool ProjectNode::canAddSubProject(const QString &proFilePath) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
index 98651a0e9f8..e117abdc2ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ private:
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT FolderNode : public Node
 {
 public:
-    explicit FolderNode(const Utils::FileName &folderPath, NodeType nodeType = NodeType::Folder,
-                        const QString &displayName = QString());
+    explicit FolderNode(const Utils::FileName &folderPath, NodeType nodeType = NodeType::Folder);
 
     QString displayName() const override;
     QIcon icon() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodetreebuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodetreebuilder.cpp
index 87827f61c98..c863cf67477 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodetreebuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodetreebuilder.cpp
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<QbsRootProjectNode> QbsNodeTreeBuilder::buildTree(QbsProject *pr
     setupProjectNode(root.get(), project->qbsProjectData(), project->qbsProject());
     auto buildSystemFiles
             = std::make_unique<ProjectExplorer::FolderNode>(project->projectDirectory(),
-                                                            ProjectExplorer::NodeType::Folder,
-                                                            QCoreApplication::translate("QbsRootProjectNode", "Qbs files"));
+                                                            ProjectExplorer::NodeType::Folder);
+    buildSystemFiles->setDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("QbsRootProjectNode", "Qbs files"));
 
     Utils::FileName base = project->projectDirectory();
     const QStringList &files = unreferencedBuildSystemFiles(project->qbsProject());