diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractmsvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractmsvctoolchain.cpp
index 15400eab85a..0bf126ed3a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractmsvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractmsvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ Abi AbstractMsvcToolChain::targetAbi() const
 
 bool AbstractMsvcToolChain::isValid() const
 {
-    return !m_vcvarsBat.isEmpty();
+    if (m_vcvarsBat.isEmpty())
+        return false;
+    QFileInfo fi(m_vcvarsBat);
+    return fi.isFile() && fi.isExecutable();
 }
 
 QByteArray AbstractMsvcToolChain::predefinedMacros(const QStringList &cxxflags) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
index 696502117f3..310d4f5cce3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -356,14 +356,6 @@ MsvcToolChain::MsvcToolChain(Core::Id typeId, const QString &name, const Abi &ab
     setDisplayName(name);
 }
 
-bool MsvcToolChain::isValid() const
-{
-    if (!AbstractMsvcToolChain::isValid())
-        return false;
-    QString vcVarsBat = MsvcToolChainFactory::vcVarsBatFor(QFileInfo(m_vcvarsBat).absolutePath(), m_varsBatArg);
-    return QFileInfo::exists(vcVarsBat);
-}
-
 MsvcToolChain::MsvcToolChain(Core::Id typeId)
     : AbstractMsvcToolChain(typeId, ManualDetection)
 { }
@@ -610,8 +602,10 @@ bool MsvcToolChainFactory::checkForVisualStudioInstallation(const QString &vsNam
     return vsRegistry.contains(vsName);
 }
 
-QString MsvcToolChainFactory::vcVarsBatFor(const QString &basePath, const QString &toolchainName)
+QString MsvcToolChainFactory::vcVarsBatFor(const QString &basePath, MsvcToolChain::Platform platform)
 {
+    const QString toolchainName = platformName(platform);
+
     if (toolchainName.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) // windows sdk case, all use SetEnv.cmd
         return basePath + QLatin1String("/SetEnv.cmd");
     if (toolchainName == QLatin1String("x86"))
@@ -636,11 +630,6 @@ QString MsvcToolChainFactory::vcVarsBatFor(const QString &basePath, const QStrin
     return QString();
 }
 
-QString MsvcToolChainFactory::vcVarsBatFor(const QString &basePath, MsvcToolChain::Platform platform)
-{
-    return vcVarsBatFor(basePath, platformName(platform));
-}
-
 static ToolChain *findOrCreateToolChain(const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown,
                                         const QString &name, const Abi &abi,
                                         const QString &varsBat, const QString &varsBatArg,
@@ -816,13 +805,13 @@ QList<ToolChain *> MsvcToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &al
                       << MsvcToolChain::arm << MsvcToolChain::x86_arm << MsvcToolChain::amd64_arm
                       << MsvcToolChain::ia64 << MsvcToolChain::x86_ia64;
             foreach (const MsvcToolChain::Platform &platform, platforms) {
-                if (hostSupportsPlatform(platform)
-                        && QFileInfo(vcVarsBatFor(path, platform)).isFile()) {
+                QString vcvarsBat = vcVarsBatFor(path, platform);
+                if (hostSupportsPlatform(platform) && QFileInfo(vcvarsBat).isFile()) {
                     results.append(findOrCreateToolChain(
                                        alreadyKnown,
                                        generateDisplayName(vsName, MsvcToolChain::VS, platform),
                                        findAbiOfMsvc(MsvcToolChain::VS, platform, vsName),
-                                       vcvarsAllbat, platformName(platform),
+                                       vcvarsBat, platformName(platform),
                                        ToolChain::AutoDetection));
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
index 12cc614a8f3..d544cebf743 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class MsvcToolChain : public AbstractMsvcToolChain
                            Detection d = ManualDetection);
     MsvcToolChain();
 
-    bool isValid() const override;
     Utils::FileNameList suggestedMkspecList() const override;
 
     QString typeDisplayName() const override;
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ class MsvcToolChainFactory : public ToolChainFactory
     ToolChain *restore(const QVariantMap &data) override;
 
     ToolChainConfigWidget *configurationWidget(ToolChain *);
-    static QString vcVarsBatFor(const QString &basePath, const QString &toolchainName);
     static QString vcVarsBatFor(const QString &basePath, MsvcToolChain::Platform platform);
 private:
     static bool checkForVisualStudioInstallation(const QString &vsName);