diff --git a/src/plugins/incredibuild/buildconsolebuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/incredibuild/buildconsolebuildstep.cpp
index 2b8bcd2185a..280382b1422 100644
--- a/src/plugins/incredibuild/buildconsolebuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/incredibuild/buildconsolebuildstep.cpp
@@ -298,12 +298,21 @@ void BuildConsoleBuildStep::setupOutputFormatter(OutputFormatter *formatter)
 
 // BuildConsoleStepFactory
 
-BuildConsoleStepFactory::BuildConsoleStepFactory()
+class BuildConsoleStepFactory final : public BuildStepFactory
 {
-    registerStep<BuildConsoleBuildStep>(IncrediBuild::Constants::BUILDCONSOLE_BUILDSTEP_ID);
-    setDisplayName(Tr::tr("IncrediBuild for Windows"));
-    setSupportedStepLists({ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_BUILD,
-                           ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN});
+public:
+    BuildConsoleStepFactory()
+    {
+        registerStep<BuildConsoleBuildStep>(IncrediBuild::Constants::BUILDCONSOLE_BUILDSTEP_ID);
+        setDisplayName(Tr::tr("IncrediBuild for Windows"));
+        setSupportedStepLists({ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_BUILD,
+                               ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN});
+    }
+};
+
+void setupBuildConsoleStep()
+{
+    static BuildConsoleStepFactory theBuildConsoleStepFactory;
 }
 
 } // IncrediBuild::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/incredibuild/buildconsolebuildstep.h b/src/plugins/incredibuild/buildconsolebuildstep.h
index 813e8dcb325..b73f0d4fec1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/incredibuild/buildconsolebuildstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/incredibuild/buildconsolebuildstep.h
@@ -3,14 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <projectexplorer/buildstep.h>
-
 namespace IncrediBuild::Internal {
 
-class BuildConsoleStepFactory final : public ProjectExplorer::BuildStepFactory
-{
-public:
-    BuildConsoleStepFactory();
-};
+void setupBuildConsoleStep();
 
 } // IncrediBuild::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/incredibuild/ibconsolebuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/incredibuild/ibconsolebuildstep.cpp
index 8dd68baa601..0fad6cbe74a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/incredibuild/ibconsolebuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/incredibuild/ibconsolebuildstep.cpp
@@ -100,12 +100,21 @@ void IBConsoleBuildStep::setupOutputFormatter(OutputFormatter *formatter)
 
 // IBConsoleStepFactory
 
-IBConsoleStepFactory::IBConsoleStepFactory()
+class IBConsoleStepFactory final : public BuildStepFactory
 {
-    registerStep<IBConsoleBuildStep>(IncrediBuild::Constants::IBCONSOLE_BUILDSTEP_ID);
-    setDisplayName(Tr::tr("IncrediBuild for Linux"));
-    setSupportedStepLists({ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_BUILD,
-                           ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN});
+public:
+    IBConsoleStepFactory()
+    {
+        registerStep<IBConsoleBuildStep>(IncrediBuild::Constants::IBCONSOLE_BUILDSTEP_ID);
+        setDisplayName(Tr::tr("IncrediBuild for Linux"));
+        setSupportedStepLists({ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_BUILD,
+                               ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN});
+    }
+};
+
+void setupIBConsoleStep()
+{
+    static IBConsoleStepFactory theIBConsoleStepFactory;
 }
 
 } // IncrediBuild::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/incredibuild/ibconsolebuildstep.h b/src/plugins/incredibuild/ibconsolebuildstep.h
index e44d27e5570..a8fb7259891 100644
--- a/src/plugins/incredibuild/ibconsolebuildstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/incredibuild/ibconsolebuildstep.h
@@ -3,14 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <projectexplorer/buildstep.h>
-
 namespace IncrediBuild::Internal {
 
-class IBConsoleStepFactory : public ProjectExplorer::BuildStepFactory
-{
-public:
-    IBConsoleStepFactory();
-};
+void setupIBConsoleStep();
 
 } // IncrediBuild::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/incredibuild/incredibuildplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/incredibuild/incredibuildplugin.cpp
index 384ee0a760b..dba7c5bd610 100644
--- a/src/plugins/incredibuild/incredibuildplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/incredibuild/incredibuildplugin.cpp
@@ -8,25 +8,17 @@
 
 namespace IncrediBuild::Internal {
 
-class IncrediBuildPluginPrivate
-{
-public:
-    BuildConsoleStepFactory buildConsoleStepFactory;
-    IBConsoleStepFactory ibConsolStepFactory;
-};
-
 class IncrediBuildPlugin final : public ExtensionSystem::IPlugin
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.qt-project.Qt.QtCreatorPlugin" FILE "IncrediBuild.json")
 
 public:
-    void initialize() override
+    void initialize() final
     {
-        d = std::make_unique<IncrediBuildPluginPrivate>();
+        setupBuildConsoleStep();
+        setupIBConsoleStep();
     }
-
-    std::unique_ptr<IncrediBuildPluginPrivate> d;
 };
 
 } // IncrediBuild::Internal