diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp
index f1cc03ee48f..5cc6cfffb4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <projectexplorer/buildmanager.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/kitaspects.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/project.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorericons.h>
@@ -48,6 +49,36 @@ using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace CMakeProjectManager::Internal {
 
+class CMakeManager final : public QObject
+{
+public:
+    CMakeManager();
+
+private:
+    void updateCmakeActions(Node *node);
+    void clearCMakeCache(BuildSystem *buildSystem);
+    void runCMake(BuildSystem *buildSystem);
+    void runCMakeWithProfiling(BuildSystem *buildSystem);
+    void rescanProject(BuildSystem *buildSystem);
+    void buildFileContextMenu();
+    void buildFile(Node *node = nullptr);
+    void updateBuildFileAction();
+    void enableBuildFileMenus(Node *node);
+    void reloadCMakePresets();
+
+    QAction *m_runCMakeAction;
+    QAction *m_clearCMakeCacheAction;
+    QAction *m_runCMakeActionContextMenu;
+    QAction *m_rescanProjectAction;
+    QAction *m_buildFileContextMenu;
+    QAction *m_reloadCMakePresetsAction;
+    Utils::ParameterAction *m_buildFileAction;
+    QAction *m_cmakeProfilerAction;
+    QAction *m_cmakeDebuggerAction;
+    QAction *m_cmakeDebuggerSeparator;
+    bool m_canDebugCMake = false;
+};
+
 CMakeManager::CMakeManager()
 {
     namespace PEC = ProjectExplorer::Constants;
@@ -411,4 +442,9 @@ void CMakeManager::buildFileContextMenu()
         buildFile(node);
 }
 
+void setupCMakeManager()
+{
+    static CMakeManager theCMakeManager;
+}
+
 } // CMakeProjectManager::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.h
index 2004538b58d..ba3a025f130 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.h
@@ -3,48 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <projectexplorer/project.h>
+namespace CMakeProjectManager::Internal {
 
-namespace Utils { class ParameterAction; }
+void setupCMakeManager();
 
-QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-class QAction;
-QT_END_NAMESPACE
-
-namespace CMakeProjectManager {
-namespace Internal {
-
-class CMakeManager : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-
-public:
-    CMakeManager();
-
-private:
-    void updateCmakeActions(ProjectExplorer::Node *node);
-    void clearCMakeCache(ProjectExplorer::BuildSystem *buildSystem);
-    void runCMake(ProjectExplorer::BuildSystem *buildSystem);
-    void runCMakeWithProfiling(ProjectExplorer::BuildSystem *buildSystem);
-    void rescanProject(ProjectExplorer::BuildSystem *buildSystem);
-    void buildFileContextMenu();
-    void buildFile(ProjectExplorer::Node *node = nullptr);
-    void updateBuildFileAction();
-    void enableBuildFileMenus(ProjectExplorer::Node *node);
-    void reloadCMakePresets();
-
-    QAction *m_runCMakeAction;
-    QAction *m_clearCMakeCacheAction;
-    QAction *m_runCMakeActionContextMenu;
-    QAction *m_rescanProjectAction;
-    QAction *m_buildFileContextMenu;
-    QAction *m_reloadCMakePresetsAction;
-    Utils::ParameterAction *m_buildFileAction;
-    QAction *m_cmakeProfilerAction;
-    QAction *m_cmakeDebuggerAction;
-    QAction *m_cmakeDebuggerSeparator;
-    bool m_canDebugCMake = false;
-};
-
-} // namespace Internal
-} // namespace CMakeProjectManager
+} // CMakeProjectManager::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
index 071f75b230b..5c9d1348050 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public:
 
     CMakeSettingsPage settingsPage;
 
-    CMakeManager manager;
     CMakeBuildStepFactory buildStepFactory;
     CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory buildConfigFactory;
     CMakeEditorFactory editorFactor;
@@ -82,6 +81,8 @@ class CMakeProjectPlugin final : public ExtensionSystem::IPlugin
     {
         d = new CMakeProjectPluginPrivate;
 
+        setupCMakeManager();
+
 #ifdef WITH_TESTS
         addTestCreator(createCMakeConfigTest);
         addTestCreator(createCMakeParserTest);