diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.cpp
index a3ce68b585f338d8d503a335863bbb6bdb6745c9..187253e532e89ae29743b26d0bb18b8171e91c6b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorersettingspage.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ void ProjectExplorerSettingsPage::apply()
     pes.showCompilerOutput = m_ui.showCompileOutputCheckBox->isChecked();
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     pes.useJom = m_ui.jomCheckbox->isChecked();
+#else
+    pes.useJom = false;
 #endif
     ProjectExplorerPlugin::instance()->setProjectExplorerSettings(pes);
 }