diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
index a358df38f3b..f90a8fd48c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
@@ -1554,4 +1554,10 @@ CommandLine Runnable::commandLine() const
     return CommandLine(FilePath::fromString(executable), commandLineArguments);
 }
 
+void Runnable::setCommandLine(const CommandLine &cmdLine)
+{
+    executable = cmdLine.executable().toString();
+    commandLineArguments = cmdLine.arguments();
+}
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
index 040520991d0..fbb1c151ff1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
     Runnable() = default;
 
     Utils::CommandLine commandLine() const;
+    void setCommandLine(const Utils::CommandLine &cmdLine);
 
     QString executable;
     QString commandLineArguments;