diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.cpp
index 9f307ffb6ec..2bc4b5e360a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ quint16 LocalQmlProfilerRunner::findFreePort(QString &host)
 LocalQmlProfilerRunner::LocalQmlProfilerRunner(const Configuration &configuration,
                                                QmlProfilerRunControl *engine) :
     QObject(engine),
-    m_configuration(configuration),
-    m_engine(engine)
+    m_configuration(configuration)
 {
     connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::appendMessage,
             this, &LocalQmlProfilerRunner::appendMessage);
@@ -95,20 +94,21 @@ void LocalQmlProfilerRunner::start()
                                                  m_configuration.socket);
 
 
-    if (!m_configuration.executableArguments.isEmpty())
-        arguments += QLatin1Char(' ') + m_configuration.executableArguments;
+    if (!m_configuration.debuggee.commandLineArguments.isEmpty())
+        arguments += QLatin1Char(' ') + m_configuration.debuggee.commandLineArguments;
 
     if (QmlProfilerPlugin::debugOutput) {
-        qWarning("QmlProfiler: Launching %s:%s", qPrintable(m_configuration.executable),
+        qWarning("QmlProfiler: Launching %s:%s", qPrintable(m_configuration.debuggee.executable),
                  qPrintable(m_configuration.socket.isEmpty() ?
                                 QString::number(m_configuration.port) : m_configuration.socket));
     }
 
-    m_launcher.setWorkingDirectory(m_configuration.workingDirectory);
-    m_launcher.setEnvironment(m_configuration.environment);
+    m_launcher.setWorkingDirectory(m_configuration.debuggee.workingDirectory);
+    m_launcher.setEnvironment(m_configuration.debuggee.environment);
     connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::processExited,
             this, &LocalQmlProfilerRunner::spontaneousStop);
-    m_launcher.start(ApplicationLauncher::Gui, m_configuration.executable, arguments);
+    m_launcher.start(ApplicationLauncher::Gui, m_configuration.debuggee.executable,
+                     arguments);
 
     emit started();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.h
index 785bb331cfc..e156e218125 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/localqmlprofilerrunner.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "qmlprofiler_global.h"
 #include <utils/environment.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/runnables.h>
 
 namespace QmlProfiler {
 
@@ -39,12 +40,9 @@ class QMLPROFILER_EXPORT LocalQmlProfilerRunner : public QObject
 
 public:
     struct Configuration {
-        QString executable;
-        QString executableArguments;
+        ProjectExplorer::StandardRunnable debuggee;
         quint16 port;
         QString socket;
-        QString workingDirectory;
-        Utils::Environment environment;
     };
 
     LocalQmlProfilerRunner(const Configuration &configuration, QmlProfilerRunControl *engine);
@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@ private:
 
     Configuration m_configuration;
     ProjectExplorer::ApplicationLauncher m_launcher;
-    QmlProfilerRunControl *m_engine;
 };
 
 } // namespace QmlProfiler
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrolfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrolfactory.cpp
index 65c20ba11ab..885e0f4d898 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrolfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrolfactory.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ RunControl *QmlProfilerRunControlFactory::create(RunConfiguration *runConfigurat
     QTC_ASSERT(runConfiguration->runnable().is<StandardRunnable>(), return 0);
     auto runnable = runConfiguration->runnable().as<StandardRunnable>();
 
+    if (runnable.executable.isEmpty()) {
+        if (errorMessage)
+            *errorMessage = tr("No executable file to launch.");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     Kit *kit = runConfiguration->target()->kit();
     AnalyzerConnection connection;
     const QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *version = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(kit);
@@ -101,20 +107,10 @@ RunControl *QmlProfilerRunControlFactory::create(RunConfiguration *runConfigurat
     runControl->setConnection(connection);
 
     LocalQmlProfilerRunner::Configuration conf;
-    conf.executable = runnable.executable;
-    conf.executableArguments = runnable.commandLineArguments;
-    conf.workingDirectory = runnable.workingDirectory;
+    conf.debuggee = runnable;
     conf.socket = connection.analyzerSocket;
-    if (EnvironmentAspect *environment = runConfiguration->extraAspect<EnvironmentAspect>())
-        conf.environment = environment->environment();
     conf.port = connection.analyzerPort;
 
-    if (conf.executable.isEmpty()) {
-        if (errorMessage)
-            *errorMessage = tr("No executable file to launch.");
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     (void) new LocalQmlProfilerRunner(conf, runControl);
     return runControl;
 }