diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
index d4a3d27f873..e703aefb31b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ namespace Internal {
 class CMakeProjectPluginPrivate
 {
 public:
+    CMakeToolManager cmakeToolManager; // have that before the first CMakeKitAspect
+
     Utils::ParameterAction *m_buildTargetContextAction = nullptr;
     QMetaObject::Connection m_actionConnect;
 
@@ -112,8 +114,6 @@ bool CMakeProjectPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *
                                                tr("CMake", "SnippetProvider"));
     ProjectManager::registerProjectType<CMakeProject>(Constants::CMAKEPROJECTMIMETYPE);
 
-    new CMakeToolManager(this);
-
     //menus
     ActionContainer *msubproject =
             ActionManager::actionContainer(ProjectExplorer::Constants::M_SUBPROJECTCONTEXT);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
index a90fe59c810..24ccc2b2ef5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static CMakeToolManagerPrivate *d = nullptr;
 
 CMakeToolManager *CMakeToolManager::m_instance = nullptr;
 
-CMakeToolManager::CMakeToolManager(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+CMakeToolManager::CMakeToolManager()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(!m_instance, return);
     m_instance = this;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.h
index bd7f232553c..0ee394ba0c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class CMAKE_EXPORT CMakeToolManager : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    CMakeToolManager(QObject *parent);
+    CMakeToolManager();
     ~CMakeToolManager() override;
 
     static CMakeToolManager *instance();