diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp
index 40d4c3b9ac7..dab8d70311a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,14 @@ void BuildStepList::insertStep(int position, Core::Id stepId)
     QTC_ASSERT(false, qDebug() << "No factory for build step" << stepId.toString() << "found.");
 }
 
+void BuildStepList::appendSteps(const QList<StepCreationInfo> &infos)
+{
+    for (const StepCreationInfo &info : infos) {
+        if (!info.condition || info.condition(target()))
+            appendStep(info.stepId);
+    }
+}
+
 bool BuildStepList::removeStep(int position)
 {
     BuildStep *bs = at(position);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.h
index 1c3ec4d4740..b9fce034dae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.h
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ public:
     void insertStep(int position, Core::Id id);
     void appendStep(BuildStep *step) { insertStep(count(), step); }
     void appendStep(Core::Id stepId) { insertStep(count(), stepId); }
+
+    struct StepCreationInfo {
+        Core::Id stepId;
+        std::function<bool(Target *)> condition; // unset counts as unrestricted
+    };
+    void appendSteps(const QList<StepCreationInfo> &infos);
+
     bool removeStep(int position);
     void moveStepUp(int position);
     BuildStep *at(int position);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
index 83b793ff3b8..7619a06ca24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -197,10 +197,7 @@ DeployConfiguration *DeployConfigurationFactory::create(Target *parent)
     QTC_ASSERT(canHandle(parent), return nullptr);
     DeployConfiguration *dc = createDeployConfiguration(parent);
     QTC_ASSERT(dc, return nullptr);
-    for (const DeployStepCreationInfo &info : qAsConst(m_initialSteps)) {
-        if (!info.condition || info.condition(parent))
-            dc->stepList()->appendStep(info.deployStepId);
-    }
+    dc->stepList()->appendSteps(m_initialSteps);
     return dc;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
index 3539d73cec7..1d9ff883383 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
@@ -102,15 +102,11 @@ protected:
     void setConfigBaseId(Core::Id deployConfigBaseId);
 
 private:
-    struct DeployStepCreationInfo {
-        Core::Id deployStepId;
-        std::function<bool(Target *)> condition; // unset counts as unrestricted
-    };
-    DeployConfiguration *createDeployConfiguration(Target *t);
+    DeployConfiguration *createDeployConfiguration(Target *target);
     Core::Id m_deployConfigBaseId;
     Core::Id m_supportedProjectType;
     QList<Core::Id> m_supportedTargetDeviceTypes;
-    QList<DeployStepCreationInfo> m_initialSteps;
+    QList<BuildStepList::StepCreationInfo> m_initialSteps;
     QString m_defaultDisplayName;
     std::function<NamedWidget *(Target *)> m_configWidgetCreator;
 };