diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index e0f7ec182f0..68cba4dee47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -699,8 +699,6 @@ public:
     Perspective m_perspective{Constants::PRESET_PERSPECTIVE_ID, Tr::tr("Debugger")};
     Perspective m_perspectiveDap{Constants::DAP_PERSPECTIVE_ID, Tr::tr("DAP")};
 
-    DebuggerRunWorkerFactory debuggerWorkerFactory;
-
     std::optional<QPoint> attachToUnstartedApplicationDialogLastPosition;
 
     // FIXME: Needed?
@@ -777,6 +775,8 @@ QWidget *DebuggerPluginPrivate::createEngineManagerWindow(BaseTreeView *engineMa
 
 DebuggerPluginPrivate::DebuggerPluginPrivate(const QStringList &arguments)
 {
+    setupDebuggerRunWorker();
+
     qRegisterMetaType<ContextData>("ContextData");
     qRegisterMetaType<DebuggerRunParameters>("DebuggerRunParameters");
     qRegisterMetaType<QString *>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index 6d9803b0288..1ed313de429 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -689,20 +689,27 @@ void DebuggerRunTool::startDebugServerIfNeededAndContinueStartup()
     d->debuggerServerProc.start();
 }
 
-// DebuggerRunWorkerFactory
-
-DebuggerRunWorkerFactory::DebuggerRunWorkerFactory()
+class DebuggerRunWorkerFactory final : public ProjectExplorer::RunWorkerFactory
 {
-    setProduct<DebuggerRunTool>();
-    setId(Constants::DEBUGGER_RUN_FACTORY);
-    addSupportedRunMode(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DEBUG_RUN_MODE);
-    addSupportedRunMode(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DAP_CMAKE_DEBUG_RUN_MODE);
-    addSupportedRunMode(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DAP_GDB_DEBUG_RUN_MODE);
-    addSupportedRunMode(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DAP_LLDB_DEBUG_RUN_MODE);
-    addSupportedDeviceType(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DESKTOP_DEVICE_TYPE);
-    addSupportedDeviceType("DockerDeviceType");
+public:
+    DebuggerRunWorkerFactory()
+    {
+        setProduct<DebuggerRunTool>();
+        setId(Constants::DEBUGGER_RUN_FACTORY);
+        addSupportedRunMode(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DEBUG_RUN_MODE);
+        addSupportedRunMode(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DAP_CMAKE_DEBUG_RUN_MODE);
+        addSupportedRunMode(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DAP_GDB_DEBUG_RUN_MODE);
+        addSupportedRunMode(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DAP_LLDB_DEBUG_RUN_MODE);
+        addSupportedDeviceType(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DESKTOP_DEVICE_TYPE);
+        addSupportedDeviceType("DockerDeviceType");
 
-    addSupportForLocalRunConfigs();
+        addSupportForLocalRunConfigs();
+    }
+};
+
+void setupDebuggerRunWorker()
+{
+    static DebuggerRunWorkerFactory theDebuggerRunWorkerFactory;
 }
 
 } // Debugger
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
index b6e5e7947f0..6ea6e0275e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
@@ -50,11 +50,7 @@ private:
     DebuggerRunParameters m_runParameters;
 };
 
-class DebuggerRunWorkerFactory final : public ProjectExplorer::RunWorkerFactory
-{
-public:
-    DebuggerRunWorkerFactory();
-};
+void setupDebuggerRunWorker();
 
 class SimpleDebugRunnerFactory final : public ProjectExplorer::RunWorkerFactory
 {