diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbext_build.pro b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbext_build.pro
index 9733de7b5b28885228f84f0f14f7078b0a8ac55b..60041522e58bf2a8518cc5075fc32597f3035e6e 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbext_build.pro
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbext_build.pro
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG      += -MTd
 
 BASENAME=qtcreatorcdbext
 
-DEF_FILE=qtcreatorcdbext.def
+DEF_FILE=$$PWD/qtcreatorcdbext.def
 
 IDE_BASE_PATH=$$dirname(IDE_APP_PATH)