diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfiguration.cpp
index 7a8f19926f8..c1b0e498f0c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfiguration.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void QnxConfiguration::createKit(const Target &target, const QnxToolChainMap &to
                     .arg(displayName())
                     .arg(target.shortDescription()));
 
-        k->setAutoDetected(true);
+        k->setAutoDetected(false);
         k->setAutoDetectionSource(envFile().toString());
         k->setMutable(DeviceKitAspect::id(), true);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfigurationmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfigurationmanager.cpp
index f947d4a6e25..da585b69cf2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfigurationmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfigurationmanager.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ QnxConfigurationManager::QnxConfigurationManager()
 {
     m_instance = this;
     m_writer = new PersistentSettingsWriter(qnxConfigSettingsFileName(), "QnxConfigurations");
-    restoreConfigurations();
     connect(Core::ICore::instance(), &Core::ICore::saveSettingsRequested,
             this, &QnxConfigurationManager::saveConfigs);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfigurationmanager.h b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfigurationmanager.h
index 56ca4e6d772..bc0d02dd988 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfigurationmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxconfigurationmanager.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public:
     QnxConfigurationManager();
     ~QnxConfigurationManager() override;
 
+    void restoreConfigurations();
+
     static QnxConfigurationManager *instance();
     QList<QnxConfiguration*> configurations() const;
     void removeConfiguration(QnxConfiguration *config);
@@ -34,7 +36,6 @@ signals:
 private:
     QList<QnxConfiguration*> m_configurations;
     Utils::PersistentSettingsWriter *m_writer;
-    void restoreConfigurations();
 };
 
 } // Qnx::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxplugin.cpp
index e29b248bcaf..25262c394fa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxplugin.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
     QAction *m_debugSeparator = nullptr;
     QAction m_attachToQnxApplication{Tr::tr("Attach to remote QNX application..."), nullptr};
 
-    QnxConfigurationManager configurationFactory;
+    QnxConfigurationManager configurationManager;
     QnxQtVersionFactory qtVersionFactory;
     QnxDeviceFactory deviceFactory;
     QnxDeployConfigurationFactory deployConfigFactory;
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ private:
 
 void QnxPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
 {
+    // Can't do in init as not all devices are around.
+    d->configurationManager.restoreConfigurations();
+
     // Attach support
     connect(&d->m_attachToQnxApplication, &QAction::triggered, this, &showAttachToProcessDialog);