diff --git a/qmake/generators/mac/pbuilder_pbx.cpp b/qmake/generators/mac/pbuilder_pbx.cpp
index 0ff42500de2..f80c3e84c82 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/mac/pbuilder_pbx.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/mac/pbuilder_pbx.cpp
@@ -742,8 +742,6 @@ ProjectBuilderMakefileGenerator::writeMakeParts(QTextStream &t)
             mkt << "INCPATH       = -I" << specdir();
             if(!project->isActiveConfig("no_include_pwd")) {
                 QString pwd = escapeFilePath(fileFixify(qmake_getpwd()));
-                if(pwd.isEmpty())
-                    pwd = ".";
                 mkt << " -I" << pwd;
             }
             {
diff --git a/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp b/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
index 4c501983d8c..e34b820a8be 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
@@ -795,8 +795,6 @@ MakefileGenerator::init()
             incDirs += v["INCLUDEPATH"];
         if(!project->isActiveConfig("no_include_pwd")) {
             QString pwd = qmake_getpwd();
-            if(pwd.isEmpty())
-                pwd = ".";
             incDirs += pwd;
         }
         QList<QMakeLocalFileName> deplist;
diff --git a/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp b/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
index 9165da4d386..3f9df31a1c7 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake2.cpp
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ UnixMakefileGenerator::writeMakeParts(QTextStream &t)
     t << "INCPATH       = -I" << specdir();
     if(!project->isActiveConfig("no_include_pwd")) {
         QString pwd = escapeFilePath(fileFixify(qmake_getpwd()));
-        if(pwd.isEmpty())
-            pwd = ".";
         t << " -I" << pwd;
     }
     {
diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp
index 3c53421fc41..9bb5b1e4169 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/mingw_make.cpp
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ void MingwMakefileGenerator::writeIncPart(QTextStream &t)
 
     if (!project->isActiveConfig("no_include_pwd")) {
         QString pwd = escapeFilePath(fileFixify(qmake_getpwd()));
-        if (pwd.isEmpty())
-            pwd = ".";
         t << "-I" << pwd << " ";
     }