diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.cpp
index d3e97062454..c10321351bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.cpp
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ bool GenericDirectUploadStep::isDeploymentPossible(QString *whyNot) const
     const int deployableCount = deploymentInfo->deployableCount();
     for (int i = 0; i < deployableCount; ++i)
         deployableFiles << deploymentInfo->deployableAt(i);
-    m_d->deployService.setDeployableFiles(deployableFiles);
-    m_d->deployService.setIncrementalDeployment(incrementalDeployment());
+    deployService()->setDeployableFiles(deployableFiles);
+    deployService()->setIncrementalDeployment(incrementalDeployment());
     return AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep::isDeploymentPossible(whyNot);
 }
 
-AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService *GenericDirectUploadStep::deployService() const
+GenericDirectUploadService *GenericDirectUploadStep::deployService() const
 {
     return &m_d->deployService;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.h
index b904cb1c6c1..75604290a1e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.h
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 #ifndef DIRECTUPLOADSTEP_H
 #define DIRECTUPLOADSTEP_H
 
-#include <abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h>
+#include "abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h"
+#include "genericdirectuploadservice.h"
 #include "remotelinux_export.h"
 
 namespace RemoteLinux {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public:
     static QString displayName();
 
 private:
-    AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService *deployService() const;
+    GenericDirectUploadService *deployService() const;
     bool fromMap(const QVariantMap &map);
     QVariantMap toMap() const;