diff --git a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.cpp
index ad668661ab3..d930c380d78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ using namespace ProjectExplorer::Constants;
 
 // AutotoolsBuildConfiguration
 
-AutotoolsBuildConfiguration::AutotoolsBuildConfiguration(Target *parent)
-    : BuildConfiguration(parent, Constants::AUTOTOOLS_BC_ID)
+AutotoolsBuildConfiguration::AutotoolsBuildConfiguration(Target *parent, Core::Id id)
+    : BuildConfiguration(parent, id)
 {
     // /<foobar> is used so the un-changed check in setBuildDirectory() works correctly.
     // The leading / is to avoid the relative the path expansion in BuildConfiguration::buildDirectory.
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ NamedWidget *AutotoolsBuildConfiguration::createConfigWidget()
 
 AutotoolsBuildConfigurationFactory::AutotoolsBuildConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerBuildConfiguration<AutotoolsBuildConfiguration>(AUTOTOOLS_BC_ID);
+    registerBuildConfiguration<AutotoolsBuildConfiguration>
+            ("AutotoolsProjectManager.AutotoolsBuildConfiguration");
+
     setSupportedProjectType(Constants::AUTOTOOLS_PROJECT_ID);
     setSupportedProjectMimeTypeName(Constants::MAKEFILE_MIMETYPE);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.h
index f2bafd36244..c8cafe540d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsbuildconfiguration.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class AutotoolsBuildConfiguration : public ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration
     Q_OBJECT
 
     friend class ProjectExplorer::IBuildConfigurationFactory;
-    explicit AutotoolsBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *parent);
+    AutotoolsBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *parent, Core::Id id);
 
     void initialize(const ProjectExplorer::BuildInfo *info) override;
     ProjectExplorer::NamedWidget *createConfigWidget() override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsprojectconstants.h b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsprojectconstants.h
index df084d6b48e..74cf14a1034 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsprojectconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotoolsprojectmanager/autotoolsprojectconstants.h
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ namespace AutotoolsProjectManager {
 namespace Constants {
     const char MAKEFILE_MIMETYPE[] = "text/x-makefile";
 
-//BuildConfiguration
-    const char AUTOTOOLS_BC_ID[] = "AutotoolsProjectManager.AutotoolsBuildConfiguration";
-
 //Project
     const char AUTOTOOLS_PROJECT_ID[] = "AutotoolsProjectManager.AutotoolsProject";
 } // namespace Constants
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 39ddb536a39..1aeed274a19 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ namespace Internal {
 const char INITIAL_ARGUMENTS[] = "CMakeProjectManager.CMakeBuildConfiguration.InitialArgument"; // Obsolete since QtC 3.7
 const char CONFIGURATION_KEY[] = "CMake.Configuration";
 
-CMakeBuildConfiguration::CMakeBuildConfiguration(Target *parent)
-    : BuildConfiguration(parent, Constants::CMAKE_BC_ID)
+CMakeBuildConfiguration::CMakeBuildConfiguration(Target *parent, Core::Id id)
+    : BuildConfiguration(parent, id)
 {
     CMakeProject *project = static_cast<CMakeProject *>(target()->project());
     setBuildDirectory(shadowBuildDirectory(project->projectFilePath(),
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ ProjectExplorer::NamedWidget *CMakeBuildConfiguration::createConfigWidget()
 
 CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory::CMakeBuildConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerBuildConfiguration<CMakeBuildConfiguration>(Constants::CMAKE_BC_ID);
+    registerBuildConfiguration<CMakeBuildConfiguration>("CMakeProjectManager.CMakeBuildConfiguration");
+
     setSupportedProjectType(CMakeProjectManager::Constants::CMAKEPROJECT_ID);
     setSupportedProjectMimeTypeName(Constants::CMAKEPROJECTMIMETYPE);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.h
index 5a381d0f472..a763fbc1c5a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class CMakeBuildConfiguration : public ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration
     Q_OBJECT
 
     friend class ProjectExplorer::IBuildConfigurationFactory;
-    explicit CMakeBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *parent);
+    CMakeBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *parent, Core::Id id);
 
 public:
     void emitBuildTypeChanged();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectconstants.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectconstants.h
index bd9be308c36..e1e1a0114ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectconstants.h
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ const char RUNCMAKECONTEXTMENU[] = "CMakeProject.RunCMakeContextMenu";
 // Project
 const char CMAKEPROJECT_ID[] = "CMakeProjectManager.CMakeProject";
 
-// Buildconfiguration
-const char CMAKE_BC_ID[] = "CMakeProjectManager.CMakeBuildConfiguration";
-
 // Menu
 const char M_CONTEXT[] = "CMakeEditor.ContextMenu";
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp
index 4080fcf7f21..ef4f03b5c1f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@ using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 namespace GenericProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
 
-const char GENERIC_BC_ID[] = "GenericProjectManager.GenericBuildConfiguration";
-
-GenericBuildConfiguration::GenericBuildConfiguration(Target *parent)
-    : BuildConfiguration(parent, GENERIC_BC_ID)
+GenericBuildConfiguration::GenericBuildConfiguration(Target *parent, Core::Id id)
+    : BuildConfiguration(parent, id)
 {
     updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged();
 }
@@ -84,7 +82,9 @@ NamedWidget *GenericBuildConfiguration::createConfigWidget()
 
 GenericBuildConfigurationFactory::GenericBuildConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerBuildConfiguration<GenericBuildConfiguration>(GENERIC_BC_ID);
+    registerBuildConfiguration<GenericBuildConfiguration>
+        ("GenericProjectManager.GenericBuildConfiguration");
+
     setSupportedProjectType(Constants::GENERICPROJECT_ID);
     setSupportedProjectMimeTypeName(Constants::GENERICMIMETYPE);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.h
index dc2121c16d4..bb3781e51cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class GenericBuildConfiguration : public ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration
     Q_OBJECT
 
     friend class ProjectExplorer::IBuildConfigurationFactory;
-    explicit GenericBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *parent);
+    GenericBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *parent, Core::Id id);
 
     void initialize(const ProjectExplorer::BuildInfo *info) override;
     ProjectExplorer::NamedWidget *createConfigWidget() override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildconfiguration.cpp
index 1d5bf59ee3a..e45e749ee08 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ const char qmakeProvisioningProfileSettings[] = "QMAKE_MAC_XCODE_SETTINGS+=qprof
 const char signingIdentifierKey[] = "Ios.SigningIdentifier";
 const char autoManagedSigningKey[] = "Ios.AutoManagedSigning";
 
-IosBuildConfiguration::IosBuildConfiguration(Target *target)
-    : QmakeBuildConfiguration(target)
+IosBuildConfiguration::IosBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
+    : QmakeBuildConfiguration(target, id)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildconfiguration.h
index 60f8d0d0d8f..aa3b529e943 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildconfiguration.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class IosBuildConfiguration : public QmakeProjectManager::QmakeBuildConfiguratio
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit IosBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
+    IosBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target, Core::Id id);
 
 private:
     QList<ProjectExplorer::NamedWidget *> createSubConfigWidgets() override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildconfiguration.cpp
index 7be50ea787e..135d44f5a73 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ static FileName defaultBuildDirectory(const Kit *k,
     return result;
 }
 
-NimBuildConfiguration::NimBuildConfiguration(Target *target)
-    : BuildConfiguration(target, Constants::C_NIMBUILDCONFIGURATION_ID)
+NimBuildConfiguration::NimBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
+    : BuildConfiguration(target, id)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildconfiguration.h
index de2b5a94647..60508220bd6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildconfiguration.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class NimBuildConfiguration : public ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration
     Q_OBJECT
 
     friend class ProjectExplorer::IBuildConfigurationFactory;
-    explicit NimBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
+    NimBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target, Core::Id id);
 
     void initialize(const ProjectExplorer::BuildInfo *info) override;
     ProjectExplorer::NamedWidget *createConfigWidget() override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
index b720e204edb..7535409a67a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ protected:
     void registerBuildConfiguration(Core::Id buildConfigId)
     {
         setObjectName(buildConfigId.toString() + "BuildConfigurationFactory");
-        m_creator = [](Target *t) { return new BuildConfig(t); };
+        m_creator = [buildConfigId](Target *t) { return new BuildConfig(t, buildConfigId); };
         m_buildConfigId = buildConfigId;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
index 05c4d8cf842..ce2b764d3b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ static FileName defaultBuildDirectory(const QString &projectFilePath, const Kit
 // QbsBuildConfiguration:
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-QbsBuildConfiguration::QbsBuildConfiguration(Target *target)
-    : BuildConfiguration(target, Constants::QBS_BC_ID)
+QbsBuildConfiguration::QbsBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
+    : BuildConfiguration(target, id)
 {
     connect(project(), &Project::parsingStarted, this, &BuildConfiguration::enabledChanged);
     connect(project(), &Project::parsingFinished, this, &BuildConfiguration::enabledChanged);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h
index 3c3fbdf30b3..f27895066f7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class QbsBuildConfiguration : public ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration
     Q_OBJECT
 
     friend class ProjectExplorer::IBuildConfigurationFactory;
-    explicit QbsBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
+    QbsBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target, Core::Id id);
 
 public:
     void initialize(const ProjectExplorer::BuildInfo *info) override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
index 3ffa785d60f..1100a7e7e46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ AndroidQmakeBuildConfigurationFactory::AndroidQmakeBuildConfigurationFactory()
 
 // AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration
 
-AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target)
-    : QmakeBuildConfiguration(target)
+AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
+    : QmakeBuildConfiguration(target, id)
 {
     updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged();
     connect(target->project(), &Project::parsingFinished, this, [this] {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.h b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.h
index 3813eaa596a..71d727adb9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration : public QmakeProjectManager::QmakeBuildCon
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
+    AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target, Core::Id id);
 
     void initialize(const ProjectExplorer::BuildInfo *info) override;
     void addToEnvironment(Utils::Environment &env) const override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 58ca2040c29..b079ef27dcf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ const char BUILD_CONFIGURATION_KEY[] = "Qt4ProjectManager.Qt4BuildConfiguration.
 
 enum { debug = 0 };
 
-QmakeBuildConfiguration::QmakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target)
-    : BuildConfiguration(target, Constants::QMAKE_BC_ID)
+QmakeBuildConfiguration::QmakeBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
+    : BuildConfiguration(target, id)
 {
     connect(this, &BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryChanged,
             this, &QmakeBuildConfiguration::emitProFileEvaluateNeeded);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.h
index fc15878effa..25c6751a371 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class QMAKEPROJECTMANAGER_EXPORT QmakeBuildConfiguration : public ProjectExplore
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit QmakeBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
+    QmakeBuildConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target, Core::Id id);
     ~QmakeBuildConfiguration() override;
 
     void initialize(const ProjectExplorer::BuildInfo *info) override;