diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/QmlProjectManager.pluginspec b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/QmlProjectManager.pluginspec
index ac1a03c772b..cb36d169b75 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/QmlProjectManager.pluginspec
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/QmlProjectManager.pluginspec
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ Alternatively, this plugin may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
         <dependency name="TextEditor" version="1.3.82"/>
         <dependency name="QmlJSEditor" version="1.3.82"/>
         <dependency name="Help" version="1.3.82"/>
+        <dependency name="Debugger" version="1.3.82" />
     </dependencyList>
 </plugin>
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectruncontrol.cpp
index 5bd72da88fa..6b5ba178ad2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectruncontrol.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ void QmlRunControl::start()
     m_applicationLauncher.start(ProjectExplorer::ApplicationLauncher::Gui, m_executable,
                                 m_commandLineArguments);
 
+    // FIXME this line should be refactored out in order to remove the dependency between
+    // debugger and qmlprojectmanager, because debugger also relies on cpptools.
     Debugger::DebuggerUISwitcher::instance()->setActiveLanguage(Qml::Constants::LANG_QML);
 
     emit started();