diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdeviceconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdeviceconfiguration.h
index 58c9d11e8d2..c03b29bef11 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdeviceconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdeviceconfiguration.h
@@ -72,16 +72,18 @@ public:
 
     void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map);
     ProjectExplorer::IDevice::Ptr clone() const;
-private:
+
+protected:
     LinuxDeviceConfiguration();
     LinuxDeviceConfiguration(const QString &name, const QString &type, MachineType machineType,
         Origin origin, const QString &fingerprint);
-
     LinuxDeviceConfiguration(const LinuxDeviceConfiguration &other);
-    LinuxDeviceConfiguration &operator=(const LinuxDeviceConfiguration &);
 
     QVariantMap toMap() const;
 
+private:
+    LinuxDeviceConfiguration &operator=(const LinuxDeviceConfiguration &);
+
     Internal::LinuxDeviceConfigurationPrivate *d;
 };