diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp
index 23dc8e7d89ee6076e408306a05131827fc24fb64..590d6244cbd3f3dd1f78d809d22dbf30f974d40b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ QStringList GenericProject::includePaths() const
 { return _includePaths; }
 
 void GenericProject::setIncludePaths(const QStringList &includePaths)
-{ _includePaths = convertToAbsoluteFiles(includePaths); }
+{ _includePaths = includePaths; }
 
 QStringList GenericProject::defines() const
 { return _defines; }
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ MakeStep *GenericProject::makeStep() const
 
 void GenericProject::restoreSettingsImpl(ProjectExplorer::PersistentSettingsReader &reader)
 {
+    qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO;
+
     Project::restoreSettingsImpl(reader);
 
     if (buildConfigurations().isEmpty()) {