diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index f76881dcaab8d62f026a095178433382aa0c1578..5b72f4237d2e5508dd2677b5df8fb13221492724 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ CMakeBuildConfiguration::CMakeBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *parent
                                                  CMakeBuildConfiguration *source) :
     BuildConfiguration(parent, source),
     m_msvcVersion(source->m_msvcVersion),
-    m_useNinja(false)
+    m_useNinja(source->m_useNinja)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(parent);
     cloneSteps(source);