diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzerruncontrol.h
index 97ce85e69a9..2fc47727dbd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzerruncontrol.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     AnalyzerRunControl(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core::Id runMode);
 
     virtual void notifyRemoteSetupDone(Utils::Port) {}
+    virtual void notifyRemoteSetupFailed(const QString &) {}
     virtual void notifyRemoteFinished() {}
 
 signals:
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.cpp
index 3be605542ef..bffe0d23c80 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,35 @@ LocalQmlProfilerRunner::LocalQmlProfilerRunner(const Configuration &configuratio
             this, &LocalQmlProfilerRunner::start);
     connect(runControl, &RunControl::finished,
             this, &LocalQmlProfilerRunner::stop);
+
+    m_outputParser.setNoOutputText(ApplicationLauncher::msgWinCannotRetrieveDebuggingOutput());
+
+    connect(runControl, &Debugger::AnalyzerRunControl::appendMessageRequested,
+            this, [this](RunControl *runControl, const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format) {
+        Q_UNUSED(runControl);
+        Q_UNUSED(format);
+        m_outputParser.processOutput(msg);
+    });
+
+    connect(&m_outputParser, &QmlDebug::QmlOutputParser::waitingForConnectionOnPort,
+            runControl, [this, runControl](Utils::Port port) {
+        runControl->notifyRemoteSetupDone(port);
+    });
+
+    connect(&m_outputParser, &QmlDebug::QmlOutputParser::noOutputMessage,
+            runControl, [this, runControl]() {
+        runControl->notifyRemoteSetupDone(Utils::Port());
+    });
+
+    connect(&m_outputParser, &QmlDebug::QmlOutputParser::connectingToSocketMessage,
+            runControl, [this, runControl]() {
+        runControl->notifyRemoteSetupDone(Utils::Port());
+    });
+
+    connect(&m_outputParser, &QmlDebug::QmlOutputParser::errorMessage,
+            runControl, [this, runControl](const QString &message) {
+        runControl->notifyRemoteSetupFailed(message);
+    });
 }
 
 void LocalQmlProfilerRunner::start()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.h
index 0122771b57b..bcbd996af89 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <utils/port.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/runnables.h>
+#include <qmldebug/qmloutputparser.h>
 
 namespace Debugger {
 class AnalyzerRunControl;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ private:
 
     Configuration m_configuration;
     ProjectExplorer::ApplicationLauncher m_launcher;
+    QmlDebug::QmlOutputParser m_outputParser;
 };
 
 } // namespace QmlProfiler
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
index 55a47e3f59d..224e5652cf7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ public:
     Internal::QmlProfilerTool *m_tool = 0;
     QmlProfilerStateManager *m_profilerState = 0;
     QTimer m_noDebugOutputTimer;
-    QmlDebug::QmlOutputParser m_outputParser;
     bool m_running = false;
 };
 
@@ -90,18 +89,9 @@ QmlProfilerRunControl::QmlProfilerRunControl(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration,
     // (application output might be redirected / blocked)
     d->m_noDebugOutputTimer.setSingleShot(true);
     d->m_noDebugOutputTimer.setInterval(4000);
-    connect(&d->m_noDebugOutputTimer, &QTimer::timeout,
-            this, [this](){processIsRunning(Utils::Port());});
-
-    d->m_outputParser.setNoOutputText(ApplicationLauncher::msgWinCannotRetrieveDebuggingOutput());
-    connect(&d->m_outputParser, &QmlDebug::QmlOutputParser::waitingForConnectionOnPort,
-            this, &QmlProfilerRunControl::processIsRunning);
-    connect(&d->m_outputParser, &QmlDebug::QmlOutputParser::noOutputMessage,
-            this, [this](){processIsRunning(Utils::Port());});
-    connect(&d->m_outputParser, &QmlDebug::QmlOutputParser::connectingToSocketMessage,
-            this, [this](){processIsRunning(Utils::Port());});
-    connect(&d->m_outputParser, &QmlDebug::QmlOutputParser::errorMessage,
-            this, &QmlProfilerRunControl::wrongSetupMessageBox);
+    connect(&d->m_noDebugOutputTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this]() {
+        notifyRemoteSetupDone(Utils::Port());
+    });
 }
 
 QmlProfilerRunControl::~QmlProfilerRunControl()
@@ -203,13 +193,7 @@ void QmlProfilerRunControl::cancelProcess()
     emit finished();
 }
 
-void QmlProfilerRunControl::appendMessage(const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format)
-{
-    AnalyzerRunControl::appendMessage(msg, format);
-    d->m_outputParser.processOutput(msg);
-}
-
-void QmlProfilerRunControl::wrongSetupMessageBox(const QString &errorMessage)
+void QmlProfilerRunControl::notifyRemoteSetupFailed(const QString &errorMessage)
 {
     QMessageBox *infoBox = new QMessageBox(ICore::mainWindow());
     infoBox->setIcon(QMessageBox::Critical);
@@ -242,12 +226,6 @@ void QmlProfilerRunControl::wrongSetupMessageBoxFinished(int button)
 }
 
 void QmlProfilerRunControl::notifyRemoteSetupDone(Utils::Port port)
-{
-    d->m_noDebugOutputTimer.stop();
-    emit processRunning(port);
-}
-
-void QmlProfilerRunControl::processIsRunning(Utils::Port port)
 {
     d->m_noDebugOutputTimer.stop();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.h
index b1a1f121fea..49716c05a44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.h
@@ -46,21 +46,19 @@ public:
     void registerProfilerStateManager( QmlProfilerStateManager *profilerState );
 
     void notifyRemoteSetupDone(Utils::Port port) override;
+    void notifyRemoteSetupFailed(const QString &errorMessage) override;
     void start() override;
     StopResult stop() override;
     bool isRunning() const override;
     void cancelProcess();
     void notifyRemoteFinished() override;
-    void appendMessage(const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format) override;
     bool supportsReRunning() const override { return false; }
 
 signals:
     void processRunning(Utils::Port port);
 
 private:
-    void wrongSetupMessageBox(const QString &errorMessage);
     void wrongSetupMessageBoxFinished(int);
-    void processIsRunning(Utils::Port port);
     void profilerStateChanged();
 
     class QmlProfilerRunControlPrivate;