diff --git a/src/libs/utils/synchronousprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/synchronousprocess.cpp
index 824e0795578..7852cc88da2 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/synchronousprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/synchronousprocess.cpp
@@ -106,12 +106,6 @@ void TerminalControllingProcess::setupChildProcess()
 }
 
 // ----------- SynchronousProcessResponse
-SynchronousProcessResponse::SynchronousProcessResponse() :
-   result(StartFailed),
-   exitCode(-1)
-{
-}
-
 void SynchronousProcessResponse::clear()
 {
     result = StartFailed;
@@ -263,11 +257,11 @@ void ChannelBuffer::append(const QByteArray &text, bool emitSignals)
 }
 
 // ----------- SynchronousProcessPrivate
-struct SynchronousProcessPrivate {
-    SynchronousProcessPrivate();
+class SynchronousProcessPrivate {
+public:
     void clearForRun();
 
-    QTextCodec *m_codec;
+    QTextCodec *m_codec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
     TerminalControllingProcess m_process;
     QTimer m_timer;
     QEventLoop m_eventLoop;
@@ -284,11 +278,6 @@ struct SynchronousProcessPrivate {
     bool m_waitingForUser = false;
 };
 
-SynchronousProcessPrivate::SynchronousProcessPrivate() :
-    m_codec(QTextCodec::codecForLocale())
-{
-}
-
 void SynchronousProcessPrivate::clearForRun()
 {
     m_hangTimerCount = 0;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/synchronousprocess.h b/src/libs/utils/synchronousprocess.h
index a8772233644..d14b0372b89 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/synchronousprocess.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/synchronousprocess.h
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QDebug)
 
 namespace Utils {
 
-struct SynchronousProcessPrivate;
+class SynchronousProcessPrivate;
 
 /* Result of SynchronousProcess execution */
-struct QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT SynchronousProcessResponse
+class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT SynchronousProcessResponse
 {
+public:
     enum Result {
         // Finished with return code 0
         Finished,
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ struct QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT SynchronousProcessResponse
         // Hang, no output after time out
         Hang };
 
-    SynchronousProcessResponse();
     void clear();
 
     // Helper to format an exit message.
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ struct QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT SynchronousProcessResponse
     QString stdOut() const;
     QString stdErr() const;
 
-    Result result;
-    int exitCode;
+    Result result = StartFailed;
+    int exitCode = -1;
 
-    QTextCodec *codec = nullptr;
     QByteArray rawStdOut;
     QByteArray rawStdErr;
+    QTextCodec *codec = nullptr;
 };
 
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug str, const SynchronousProcessResponse &);
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.h
index 32862915892..dc719111b22 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.h
@@ -38,18 +38,17 @@ class QAction;
 class QTextCodec;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
-namespace Utils
-{
+namespace Utils {
 class FileName;
-struct SynchronousProcessResponse;
-}
+class SynchronousProcessResponse;
+} // namespace Utils
 
 namespace Core {
 class Context;
 class IVersionControl;
 class Id;
 class IDocument;
-}
+} // namespace Core
 
 namespace VcsBase {