diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
index 6f9e134cc98..928a6ec8c25 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ ProvisioningProfilePtr IosConfigurations::provisioningProfile(const QString &pro
                                 Utils::equal(&ProvisioningProfile::identifier, profileID));
 }
 
-static ClangToolChain *createToolChain(const XcodePlatform &platform,
+static ClangToolChain *createIosToolChain(const XcodePlatform &platform,
                                        const XcodePlatform::ToolchainTarget &target,
                                        Core::Id l)
 {
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ QList<ToolChain *> IosToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &exi
                                                                         existingClangToolChains);
             auto createOrAdd = [&](ClangToolChain* toolChain, Core::Id l) {
                 if (!toolChain) {
-                    toolChain = createToolChain(platform, target, l);
+                    toolChain = createIosToolChain(platform, target, l);
                     existingClangToolChains.append(toolChain);
                 }
                 toolChains.append(toolChain);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
index ccc47381d84..76041a38d8e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
@@ -486,6 +486,19 @@ void ToolChainFactory::autoDetectionToMap(QVariantMap &data, bool detected)
     data.insert(QLatin1String(AUTODETECT_KEY), detected);
 }
 
+ToolChain *ToolChainFactory::createToolChain(Core::Id toolChainType)
+{
+    for (ToolChainFactory *factory : qAsConst(Internal::g_toolChainFactories)) {
+        if (factory->m_supportedToolChainType == toolChainType) {
+            if (ToolChain *tc = factory->create()) {
+                tc->d->m_typeId = toolChainType;
+                return tc;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 QSet<Core::Id> ToolChainFactory::supportedLanguages() const
 {
     return m_supportsAllLanguages ? ToolChainManager::allLanguages() : m_supportedLanguages;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
index a6399a310e0..cbac188278e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ public:
     static Core::Id typeIdFromMap(const QVariantMap &data);
     static void autoDetectionToMap(QVariantMap &data, bool detected);
 
+    static ToolChain *createToolChain(Core::Id toolChainType);
+
     QSet<Core::Id> supportedLanguages() const;
 
     void setUserCreatable(bool userCreatable);