diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
index d04162e430f..f0868666c84 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
@@ -1474,8 +1474,13 @@ void BoolAspect::addToLayout(Layouting::LayoutItem &parent)
         d->m_button = createSubWidget<QCheckBox>();
     }
     switch (d->m_labelPlacement) {
+    case LabelPlacement::AtCheckBoxWithoutDummyLabel:
+        d->m_button->setText(labelText());
+        parent.addItem(d->m_button.data());
+        break;
     case LabelPlacement::AtCheckBox:
         d->m_button->setText(labelText());
+        parent.addItem(empty());
         parent.addItem(d->m_button.data());
         break;
     case LabelPlacement::InExtraLabel:
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
index 77315495392..22dcc9bb0df 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public:
     bool defaultValue() const;
     void setDefaultValue(bool val);
 
-    enum class LabelPlacement { AtCheckBox, InExtraLabel };
+    enum class LabelPlacement { AtCheckBox, AtCheckBoxWithoutDummyLabel, InExtraLabel };
     void setLabel(const QString &labelText,
                   LabelPlacement labelPlacement = LabelPlacement::InExtraLabel);
     void setLabelPlacement(LabelPlacement labelPlacement);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.cpp b/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.cpp
index 3ab5939543b..881dc613587 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ struct ResultItem
     int space = -1;
     int stretch = -1;
     int span = 1;
+    bool empty = false;
 };
 
 struct Slice
@@ -287,6 +288,8 @@ static void addItemToBoxLayout(QBoxLayout *layout, const ResultItem &item)
         layout->addSpacing(item.space);
     } else if (!item.text.isEmpty()) {
         layout->addWidget(createLabel(item.text));
+    } else if (item.empty) {
+        // Nothing to do, but no reason to warn, either.
     } else {
         QTC_CHECK(false);
     }
@@ -654,8 +657,8 @@ LayoutItem empty()
     LayoutItem item;
     item.onAdd = [](LayoutBuilder &builder) {
         ResultItem ri;
-        ri.span = 1;
-        builder.stack.last().pendingItems.append(ResultItem());
+        ri.empty = true;
+        builder.stack.last().pendingItems.append(ri);
     };
     return item;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
index a685f0691ea..52b594d0a14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void TerminalAspect::addToLayout(LayoutItem &parent)
     m_checkBox = createSubWidget<QCheckBox>(Tr::tr("Run in terminal"));
     m_checkBox->setChecked(m_useTerminal);
     m_checkBox->setEnabled(isEnabled());
-    parent.addItems({{}, m_checkBox.data()});
+    parent.addItems({empty(), m_checkBox.data()});
     connect(m_checkBox.data(), &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, [this] {
         m_userSet = true;
         m_useTerminal = m_checkBox->isChecked();