diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
index a5eda1ef621..1ea65831037 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ void SimpleTargetRunner::start()
     } else {
         Runnable runnable = runControl()->runnable();
         runnable.device = runControl()->device();
-        doStart(runControl()->runnable());
+        doStart(runnable);
     }
 }