diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
index b1eff543d5f..2964ba0c729 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
@@ -256,6 +256,15 @@ public:
     void setUVisionSimulator(bool on) { m_uVisionSimulator = on; }
     bool uVisionSimulator() const { return m_uVisionSimulator; }
 
+    void setServerAttachPid(const Utils::ProcessHandle &handle) { m_serverAttachPid = handle; }
+    Utils::ProcessHandle serverAttachPid() const { return m_serverAttachPid; }
+
+    void setServerUseMulti(bool on) { m_serverUseMulti = on; }
+    bool serverUseMulti() const { return m_serverUseMulti; }
+
+    void setServerEssential(bool on) { m_serverEssential = on; }
+    bool serverEssential() const { return m_serverEssential; }
+
 private:
     DebuggerStartMode m_startMode = NoStartMode;
     DebuggerCloseMode m_closeMode = KillAtClose;
@@ -348,6 +357,10 @@ private:
     Utils::FilePath m_uVisionProjectFilePath; // UVSC-specific debugger constant.
     Utils::FilePath m_uVisionOptionsFilePath; // UVSC-specific debugger constant.
     bool m_uVisionSimulator = false;
+
+    Utils::ProcessHandle m_serverAttachPid;
+    bool m_serverUseMulti = true;
+    bool m_serverEssential = true;
 };
 
 namespace Internal {
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 33675c31699..e0f7ec182f0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -1674,7 +1674,9 @@ void DebuggerPluginPrivate::attachToRunningApplication()
         auto debugger = new DebuggerRunTool(runControl);
         DebuggerRunParameters &rp = debugger->runParameters();
         debugger->setId("AttachToRunningProcess");
-        debugger->setUseDebugServer(ProcessHandle(processInfo.processId), false, false);
+        rp.setServerAttachPid(ProcessHandle(processInfo.processId));
+        rp.setServerUseMulti(false);
+        rp.setServerEssential(false);
         rp.setStartMode(AttachToRemoteProcess);
         rp.setCloseMode(DetachAtClose);
         rp.setUseContinueInsteadOfRun(true);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index 12af12c242e..8611f017947 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ public:
 
     // DebugServer
     Process debuggerServerProc;
-    ProcessHandle serverAttachPid;
-    bool serverUseMulti = true;
-    bool serverEssential = true;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
@@ -692,15 +689,15 @@ void DebuggerRunTool::startDebugServerIfNeededAndContinueStartup()
                 const QString ipAndPort("`echo $SSH_CLIENT | cut -d ' ' -f 1`:%1");
                 cmd.addArgs(ipAndPort.arg(runControl()->debugChannel().port()), CommandLine::Raw);
 
-                if (d->serverAttachPid.isValid())
-                    cmd.addArgs({"--attach", QString::number(d->serverAttachPid.pid())});
+                if (m_runParameters.serverAttachPid().isValid())
+                    cmd.addArgs({"--attach", QString::number(m_runParameters.serverAttachPid().pid())});
                 else
                     cmd.addCommandLineAsArgs(runControl()->runnable().command);
             } else {
                 // Something resembling gdbserver
-                if (d->serverUseMulti)
+                if (m_runParameters.serverUseMulti())
                     cmd.addArg("--multi");
-                if (d->serverAttachPid.isValid())
+                if (m_runParameters.serverAttachPid().isValid())
                     cmd.addArg("--attach");
 
                 const auto port = runControl()->debugChannel().port();
@@ -713,8 +710,8 @@ void DebuggerRunTool::startDebugServerIfNeededAndContinueStartup()
                     d->debuggerServerProc.setExtraData(extraData);
                 }
 
-                if (d->serverAttachPid.isValid())
-                    cmd.addArg(QString::number(d->serverAttachPid.pid()));
+                if (m_runParameters.serverAttachPid().isValid())
+                    cmd.addArg(QString::number(m_runParameters.serverAttachPid().pid()));
             }
         }
 
@@ -745,21 +742,13 @@ void DebuggerRunTool::startDebugServerIfNeededAndContinueStartup()
     connect(&d->debuggerServerProc, &Process::done, this, [this] {
         if (d->terminalProc.error() != QProcess::UnknownError)
             reportFailure(d->terminalProc.errorString());
-        if (d->terminalProc.error() != QProcess::FailedToStart && d->serverEssential)
+        if (d->terminalProc.error() != QProcess::FailedToStart && m_runParameters.serverEssential())
             reportDone();
     });
 
     d->debuggerServerProc.start();
 }
 
-void DebuggerRunTool::setUseDebugServer(ProcessHandle attachPid, bool essential, bool useMulti)
-{
-    runControl()->requestDebugChannel();
-    d->serverAttachPid = attachPid;
-    d->serverEssential = essential;
-    d->serverUseMulti = useMulti;
-}
-
 // DebuggerRunWorkerFactory
 
 DebuggerRunWorkerFactory::DebuggerRunWorkerFactory()
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
index abbfff91337..be7d2bd6d70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ public:
     void start() override;
     void stop() override;
 
-    void setUseDebugServer(Utils::ProcessHandle attachPid, bool essential, bool useMulti);
-
     void kickoffTerminalProcess();
     void interruptTerminal();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
index 0ab389ee65d..d7f24b52025 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ public:
     RemoteLinuxDebugWorkerFactory()
     {
         setProducer([](RunControl *rc) {
+            rc->requestDebugChannel();
+
             auto debugger = new DebuggerRunTool(rc, DebuggerRunTool::DoNotAllowTerminal);
             DebuggerRunParameters &rp = debugger->runParameters();
             debugger->setId("RemoteLinuxDebugWorker");
-
             debugger->setupPortsGatherer();
             debugger->addQmlServerInferiorCommandLineArgumentIfNeeded();
-            debugger->setUseDebugServer({}, true, true);
 
             rp.setStartMode(AttachToRemoteServer);
             rp.setCloseMode(KillAndExitMonitorAtClose);