diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index c3a3fb3064dc8fe2db99f3501e7a878acacb00e4..1a9c24b994d3e11fa49d01769068d000309d8e81 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ void ProjectExplorerPlugin::unloadProject()
 
     QList<Core::IFile*> filesToSave;
     filesToSave << fi;
-    filesToSave << pro->dependencies();
+    filesToSave << m_currentProject->dependencies();
 
     // check the number of modified files
     int readonlycount = 0;