diff --git a/ide/main.pp b/ide/main.pp
index 28060ef64e..66a55f21c1 100644
--- a/ide/main.pp
+++ b/ide/main.pp
@@ -4039,11 +4039,13 @@ begin
   Project1.CompilerOptions.OtherDefines.Assign(Project1.OtherDefines);
 
   Capt := Format(dlgProjectOptionsFor, [Project1.GetTitleOrName]);
-  if DoOpenIDEOptions(nil, Capt, AFilter, [])
-  and not Project1.OtherDefines.Equals(Project1.CompilerOptions.OtherDefines) then
+  if DoOpenIDEOptions(nil, Capt, AFilter, []) then
   begin
-    Project1.OtherDefines.Assign(Project1.CompilerOptions.OtherDefines);
+    if not Project1.OtherDefines.Equals(Project1.CompilerOptions.OtherDefines) then
+      Project1.OtherDefines.Assign(Project1.CompilerOptions.OtherDefines);
     Project1.Modified:=True;
+    MainBuildBoss.SetBuildTargetProject1(false);
+    MainIDE.UpdateCaption;
   end;
 end;
 
@@ -4924,7 +4926,6 @@ begin
     UpdateCaption;
     AProject.DefineTemplates.AllChanged;
     IncreaseCompilerParseStamp;
-    MainBuildBoss.SetBuildTargetProject1(false);
 
     if AProject.UseAsDefault then
     begin