diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
index c101993357a..bdba4afb867 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
@@ -270,9 +270,6 @@ DebuggerMainWindowPrivate::~DebuggerMainWindowPrivate()
 DebuggerMainWindow::DebuggerMainWindow()
     : d(new DebuggerMainWindowPrivate(this))
 {
-     qRegisterMetaType<PerspectiveState>("PerspectiveState");
-     qRegisterMetaTypeStreamOperators<PerspectiveState>("PerspectiveState");
-
     setDockNestingEnabled(true);
     setDockActionsVisible(false);
     setDocumentMode(true);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 882e5ecdbb5..6f634f870a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -2159,6 +2159,9 @@ DebuggerPlugin::DebuggerPlugin()
 {
     setObjectName("DebuggerPlugin");
     m_instance = this;
+
+    qRegisterMetaType<PerspectiveState>("Utils::PerspectiveState");
+    qRegisterMetaTypeStreamOperators<PerspectiveState>("Utils::PerspectiveState");
 }
 
 DebuggerPlugin::~DebuggerPlugin()