diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitaspect.cpp
index c49ad1ae3c3..00750f4d3c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitaspect.cpp
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ KitAspect *CMakeConfigurationKitAspect::createKitAspect(Kit *k)
     return cmakeConfigurationKitAspectFactory().createKitAspect(k);
 }
 
-void CMakeKitAspect::createFactories()
+void Internal::setupCMakeKitAspects()
 {
     cmakeKitAspectFactory();
     cmakeGeneratorKitAspectFactory();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitaspect.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitaspect.h
index b85bb7bad31..cf734d19576 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitaspect.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitaspect.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     friend class CMakeToolManager;
-    static void createFactories();
 };
 
 class CMAKE_EXPORT CMakeGeneratorKitAspect
@@ -70,4 +69,6 @@ public:
     static ProjectExplorer::KitAspect *createKitAspect(ProjectExplorer::Kit *k);
 };
 
+namespace Internal { void setupCMakeKitAspects(); }
+
 } // CMakeProjectManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
index d9b840a7729..9c2a23dc061 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "cmakeformatter.h"
 #include "cmakeinstallstep.h"
 #include "cmakelocatorfilter.h"
+#include "cmakekitaspect.h"
 #include "cmakeparser.h"
 #include "cmakeproject.h"
 #include "cmakeprojectconstants.h"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class CMakeProjectPlugin final : public ExtensionSystem::IPlugin
         setupCMakeToolManager(this);
 
         setupCMakeSettingsPage();
+        setupCMakeKitAspects();
 
         setupCMakeBuildConfiguration();
         setupCMakeBuildStep();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
index b6caf2a7f4e..cf63ce791f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/buildsystem.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projecttree.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
-#include <stack>
+
 #include <utils/environment.h>
 #include <utils/pointeralgorithm.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <nanotrace/nanotrace.h>
 
+#include <stack>
+
 using namespace Core;
 using namespace Utils;
 
@@ -186,8 +188,6 @@ CMakeToolManager::CMakeToolManager()
 
     setObjectName("CMakeToolManager");
     ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::addObject(this);
-
-    CMakeKitAspect::createFactories();
 }
 
 CMakeToolManager::~CMakeToolManager()