diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60manager.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60manager.cpp
index df0651746d4..3493acf2016 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60manager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60manager.cpp
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ S60Manager::S60Manager(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 
     addAutoReleasedObject(new Internal::SymbianIDeviceFactory);
 
-    ProjectExplorer::IDevice::Ptr dev(new SymbianIDevice);
-    ProjectExplorer::DeviceManager::instance()->addDevice(dev);
-
     connect(Core::ICore::mainWindow(), SIGNAL(deviceChange()),
             SymbianUtils::SymbianDeviceManager::instance(), SLOT(update()));
 
@@ -160,6 +157,12 @@ QString S60Manager::platform(const ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *tc)
     return target.right(target.lastIndexOf(QLatin1Char('-')));
 }
 
+void S60Manager::addDevice()
+{
+    ProjectExplorer::IDevice::Ptr dev(new SymbianIDevice);
+    ProjectExplorer::DeviceManager::instance()->addDevice(dev);
+}
+
 void S60Manager::symbianDeviceRemoved(const SymbianUtils::SymbianDevice &d)
 {
     handleSymbianDeviceStateChange(d, ProjectExplorer::IDevice::DeviceUnavailable);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60manager.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60manager.h
index fa861424e40..b1059cd7eef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60manager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/s60manager.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ public:
 
     static QString platform(const ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *tc);
 
+    void addDevice();
+
 private slots:
     void symbianDeviceRemoved(const SymbianUtils::SymbianDevice &d);
     void symbianDeviceAdded(const SymbianUtils::SymbianDevice &d);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp
index 50c04a6b534..347f624d4e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.cpp
@@ -293,6 +293,12 @@ bool Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *
     return true;
 }
 
+bool Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin::delayedInitialize()
+{
+    S60Manager::instance()->addDevice();
+    return true;
+}
+
 void Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
 {
     m_qt4ProjectManager->init();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.h
index 319c22416c1..0cfbc1b3206 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerplugin.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
     Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin();
     ~Qt4ProjectManagerPlugin();
     bool initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage);
+    bool delayedInitialize();
     void extensionsInitialized();
 
 private slots: