diff --git a/components/projectgroups/projectgroup.pp b/components/projectgroups/projectgroup.pp
index 6bccece642..69fdddd7cf 100644
--- a/components/projectgroups/projectgroup.pp
+++ b/components/projectgroups/projectgroup.pp
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ begin
   end;
   try
     Result:=TXMLConfig.CreateWithSource(aFilename,Code.Source);
+    Result.Modified:=false;
   except
     on E: Exception do begin
       debugln(['Error: (lazarus) [TIDECompileTarget.LoadXML] xml syntax error in "',aFilename,'": '+E.Message]);