diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
index 34445254374..cbbb13af427 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ Tasks QmlProject::projectIssues(const Kit *k) const
 
     const QtSupport::QtVersion *version = QtSupport::QtKitAspect::qtVersion(k);
     if (!version)
-        result.append(createProjectTask(Task::TaskType::Error, tr("No Qt version set in kit.")));
+        result.append(createProjectTask(Task::TaskType::Warning, tr("No Qt version set in kit.")));
 
     IDevice::ConstPtr dev = DeviceKitAspect::device(k);
     if (dev.isNull())
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
index 078837e0b57..7fb16654b0d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ FilePath QmlProjectRunConfiguration::qmlRuntimeFilePath() const
         return qmlViewer;
 
     Kit *kit = target()->kit();
+    IDevice::ConstPtr dev = DeviceKitAspect::device(kit);
+    if (!dev.isNull()) {
+        const FilePath qmlRuntime = dev->qmlRunCommand();
+        if (!qmlRuntime.isEmpty())
+            return qmlRuntime;
+    }
+
+    // If not given explicitly by device, try to pick it from $PATH.
     QtVersion *version = QtKitAspect::qtVersion(kit);
     if (!version) // No Qt version in Kit. Don't try to run QML runtime.
         return {};
@@ -210,13 +218,12 @@ FilePath QmlProjectRunConfiguration::qmlRuntimeFilePath() const
         return isDesktop ? version->qmlRuntimeFilePath() : "qmlscene";
     }
 
-    IDevice::ConstPtr dev = DeviceKitAspect::device(kit);
     if (dev.isNull()) // No device set. We don't know where a QML utility is.
         return {};
 
     const FilePath qmlRuntime = dev->qmlRunCommand();
     // If not given explicitly by device, try to pick it from $PATH.
-    return qmlRuntime.isEmpty() ? "qmlscene" : qmlRuntime;
+    return qmlRuntime.isEmpty() ? "qml" : qmlRuntime;
 }
 
 void QmlProjectRunConfiguration::createQtVersionAspect()