diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginview.cpp b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginview.cpp
index ccb4d66362c..4551278bd7e 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginview.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginview.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include "extensionsystemtr.h"
 #include "pluginmanager.h"
-#include "pluginspec.h"
 #include "pluginspec_p.h"
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@
     The settings for the plugin list entry corresponding to \a spec changed.
 */
 
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(ExtensionSystem::PluginSpec*)
-
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace ExtensionSystem {
diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginview.h b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginview.h
index e241273ace3..cd0c60b69a7 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginview.h
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginview.h
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "extensionsystem_global.h"
+#include "pluginspec.h"
 
 #include <utils/treemodel.h>
 
+#include <QMetaType>
 #include <QSet>
 #include <QWidget>
 
@@ -57,4 +59,6 @@ private:
     friend class Internal::PluginItem;
 };
 
-} // namespae ExtensionSystem
+} // namespace ExtensionSystem
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(ExtensionSystem::PluginSpec *)