diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
index 700aa82c831..6b0301243e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ void BuildManager::startBuildQueue()
         m_progressFutureInterface->reportStarted();
         m_outputWindow->clearContents();
         m_taskWindow->clearTasks(Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_COMPILE);
+        m_taskWindow->clearTasks(Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_BUILDSYSTEM);
         nextStep();
     } else {
         // Already running