diff --git a/lib/importproject.cpp b/lib/importproject.cpp
index 29f38e856..51d593808 100644
--- a/lib/importproject.cpp
+++ b/lib/importproject.cpp
@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ bool ImportProject::importCppcheckGuiProject(std::istream &istr, Settings *setti
     settings->userDefines = temp.userDefines;
     settings->userUndefs = temp.userUndefs;
     settings->addons = temp.addons;
+    settings->clang = temp.clang;
     settings->clangTidy = temp.clangTidy;
 
     for (const std::string &p : paths)
@@ -1127,4 +1128,4 @@ void ImportProject::selectOneVsConfig(Settings::PlatformType platform)
 std::list<std::string> ImportProject::getVSConfigs()
 {
     return std::list<std::string> (mAllVSConfigs.begin(), mAllVSConfigs.end());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}