diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index ca3d7727a2e..05ad558feb1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@ void DebuggerRunTool::setSymbolFile(const FilePath &symbolFile)
     m_runParameters.symbolFile = symbolFile;
 }
 
+void DebuggerRunTool::setLldbPlatform(const QString &platform)
+{
+    m_runParameters.platform = platform;
+}
+
 void DebuggerRunTool::setRemoteChannel(const QString &channel)
 {
     m_runParameters.remoteChannel = channel;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
index 80b877a67a8..adc9de8fef6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
 
     void setSysRoot(const Utils::FilePath &sysRoot);
     void setSymbolFile(const Utils::FilePath &symbolFile);
+    void setLldbPlatform(const QString &platform);
     void setRemoteChannel(const QString &channel);
     void setRemoteChannel(const QString &host, int port);
     void setRemoteChannel(const QUrl &url);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
index c8d9ff30de2..70f2c708814 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ void LldbEngine::setupEngine()
     cmd2.arg("workingdirectory", rp.inferior.workingDirectory);
     cmd2.arg("environment", rp.inferior.environment.toStringList());
     cmd2.arg("processargs", toHex(QtcProcess::splitArgs(rp.inferior.commandLineArguments).join(QChar(0))));
+    cmd2.arg("platform", rp.platform);
 
     if (terminal()) {
         const qint64 attachedPID = terminal()->applicationPid();
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
index 62c10255bc1..654b937aaec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::LinuxDeviceDebugSupport(RunControl *runControl)
     setStartMode(AttachToRemoteServer);
     setCloseMode(KillAndExitMonitorAtClose);
     setUseExtendedRemote(true);
+    setLldbPlatform("remote-linux");
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal