diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.cpp
index 8e988c09d66..4e64bb09eb7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void AbstractProcessStep::run(QFutureInterface<bool> &fi)
         return;
     }
 
-    m_futureInterface.reset(&fi);
+    m_futureInterface = &fi;
 
     m_process.reset(new Utils::QtcProcess());
     m_process->setUseCtrlCStub(Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost());
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ void AbstractProcessStep::cleanUp()
     m_process.reset();
 
     // Report result
-    reportRunResult(*(m_futureInterface.get()), returnValue);
-    m_futureInterface.reset();
+    reportRunResult(*m_futureInterface, returnValue);
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ void AbstractProcessStep::stdError(const QString &line)
 
 QFutureInterface<bool> *AbstractProcessStep::futureInterface() const
 {
-    return m_futureInterface.get();
+    return m_futureInterface;
 }
 
 void AbstractProcessStep::checkForCancel()
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.h
index 8e8d3427811..847a2f4208a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ private:
     void outputAdded(const QString &string, BuildStep::OutputFormat format);
 
     QTimer m_timer;
-    std::unique_ptr<QFutureInterface<bool>> m_futureInterface;
+    QFutureInterface<bool> *m_futureInterface;
     std::unique_ptr<Utils::QtcProcess> m_process;
     std::unique_ptr<IOutputParser> m_outputParserChain;
     ProcessParameters m_param;