diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 934337b4f42..7e4ceee5124 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -3407,7 +3407,7 @@ VcsCommand *GitClient::vcsExecAbortable(const FilePath &workingDirectory,
     ConflictHandler::attachToCommand(command, workingDirectory, abortCommand);
     if (isRebase)
         GitProgressParser::attachToCommand(command);
-    command->execute();
+    command->start();
 
     return command;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/gitlab/gitlabclonedialog.cpp b/src/plugins/gitlab/gitlabclonedialog.cpp
index 3e9957e18d6..2ac647aade0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gitlab/gitlabclonedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/gitlab/gitlabclonedialog.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void GitLabCloneDialog::cloneProject()
     m_pathChooser->setReadOnly(true);
     m_directoryLE->setReadOnly(true);
     m_commandRunning = true;
-    m_command->execute();
+    m_command->start();
 }
 
 void GitLabCloneDialog::cancel()
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
index a472ab33cc2..e66c4bfa3a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void VcsBaseClientImpl::enqueueJob(VcsCommand *cmd, const QStringList &args,
                                    const ExitCodeInterpreter &interpreter) const
 {
     cmd->addJob({vcsBinary(), args}, vcsTimeoutS(), {}, interpreter);
-    cmd->execute();
+    cmd->start();
 }
 
 Environment VcsBaseClientImpl::processEnvironment() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasediffeditorcontroller.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasediffeditorcontroller.cpp
index 341c4bde94d..f04e902ed07 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasediffeditorcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasediffeditorcontroller.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void VcsBaseDiffEditorController::runCommand(const QList<QStringList> &args, uns
         d->m_command->addJob({d->m_vcsBinary, arg}, d->m_vscTimeoutS);
     }
 
-    d->m_command->execute();
+    d->m_command->start();
 }
 
 void VcsBaseDiffEditorController::processCommandOutput(const QString &output)
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
index e7ad9300968..671da3c263d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void VcsCommand::addJob(const CommandLine &command, int timeoutS,
                          ? workingDirectory : d->m_defaultWorkingDirectory, interpreter});
 }
 
-void VcsCommand::execute()
+void VcsCommand::start()
 {
     if (d->m_jobs.empty())
         return;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
index 9579dc2f791..b5aa8c7c4e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public:
     void addJob(const Utils::CommandLine &command, int timeoutS,
                 const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory = {},
                 const Utils::ExitCodeInterpreter &interpreter = {});
-    void execute(); // Execute tasks asynchronously!
+    void start();
 
     void addFlags(unsigned f);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/wizard/vcscommandpage.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/wizard/vcscommandpage.cpp
index 73681ba7261..4a4a1999b4b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/wizard/vcscommandpage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/wizard/vcscommandpage.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void VcsCommandPage::start(VcsCommand *command)
     m_statusLabel->setText(m_startedStatus);
     m_statusLabel->setPalette(QPalette());
     m_state = Running;
-    command->execute();
+    command->start();
 
     wizard()->button(QWizard::BackButton)->setEnabled(false);
 }