diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdeploysupport.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdeploysupport.cpp
index c3a11b6f453..94a6aba141e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdeploysupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdeploysupport.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class RemoteLinuxDeployStepFactory : public Factory
 public:
     RemoteLinuxDeployStepFactory()
     {
-        Factory::setSupportedConfiguration(RemoteLinux::Constants::DeployToGenericLinux);
         Factory::setSupportedStepList(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_DEPLOY);
+        Factory::setSupportedDeviceType(RemoteLinux::Constants::GenericLinuxOsType);
     }
 };