4 files changed, 29 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/language/moduleloader.cpp b/src/lib/language/moduleloader.cpp
index 60a89e6df..c4fce38a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/language/moduleloader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/language/moduleloader.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ void ModuleLoader::handleProject(ModuleLoaderResult *loadResult, Item *item,
         return;
     ProjectContext projectContext;
     projectContext.result = loadResult;
+
+    ProductContext dummyProductContext;
+    dummyProductContext.project = &projectContext;
+    loadBaseModule(&dummyProductContext, item);
+    overrideItemProperties(item, QLatin1String("project"), m_overriddenProperties);
+
     projectContext.extraModuleSearchPaths = readExtraModuleSearchPaths(item);
     projectContext.extraModuleSearchPaths += FileInfo::resolvePath(item->file()->dirPath(),
                                                              moduleSearchSubDir);
@@ -216,11 +222,6 @@ void ModuleLoader::handleProject(ModuleLoaderResult *loadResult, Item *item,
     projectContext.scope = Item::create(m_pool);
     projectContext.scope->setProperty(QLatin1String("project"), itemValue);
 
-    ProductContext dummyProductContext;
-    dummyProductContext.project = &projectContext;
-    loadBaseModule(&dummyProductContext, item);
-    overrideItemProperties(item, QLatin1String("project"), m_overriddenProperties);
-
     foreach (Item *child, item->children()) {
         child->setScope(projectContext.scope);
         if (child->typeName() == QLatin1String("Product")) {
diff --git a/src/lib/language/testdata/builtinFunctionInSearchPathsProperty.qbs b/src/lib/language/testdata/builtinFunctionInSearchPathsProperty.qbs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8f1b4d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/language/testdata/builtinFunctionInSearchPathsProperty.qbs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import qbs
+
+Project {
+    qbsSearchPaths: {
+        if (!qbs.getenv("PATH"))
+            throw "getenv doesn't seem to work";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/language/tst_language.cpp b/src/lib/language/tst_language.cpp
index dfe743c1f..20a977d70 100644
--- a/src/lib/language/tst_language.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/language/tst_language.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,20 @@ void TestLanguage::buildConfigStringListSyntax()
     QCOMPARE(exceptionCaught, false);
 }
 
+void TestLanguage::builtinFunctionInSearchPathsProperty()
+{
+    bool exceptionCaught = false;
+    try {
+        SetupProjectParameters parameters = defaultParameters;
+        parameters.setProjectFilePath(testProject("builtinFunctionInSearchPathsProperty.qbs"));
+        QVERIFY(loader->loadProject(parameters));
+    } catch (const ErrorInfo &e) {
+        exceptionCaught = true;
+        qDebug() << e.toString();
+    }
+    QCOMPARE(exceptionCaught, false);
+}
+
 void TestLanguage::conditionalDepends()
 {
     bool exceptionCaught = false;
diff --git a/src/lib/language/tst_language.h b/src/lib/language/tst_language.h
index bf2b49bcc..a0dbd78eb 100644
--- a/src/lib/language/tst_language.h
+++ b/src/lib/language/tst_language.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ private slots:
 
     void baseProperty();
     void buildConfigStringListSyntax();
+    void builtinFunctionInSearchPathsProperty();
     void conditionalDepends();
     void environmentVariable();
     void erroneousFiles_data();