diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdeployconfigurationfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdeployconfigurationfactory.cpp
index c033b6b1019..7e973d86e18 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdeployconfigurationfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdeployconfigurationfactory.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/project.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 
-#include <remotelinux/remotelinuxcheckforfreediskspacestep.h>
 #include <remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.h>
+#include <remotelinux/makeinstallstep.h>
+#include <remotelinux/remotelinuxcheckforfreediskspacestep.h>
 #include <remotelinux/remotelinuxdeployconfiguration.h>
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ QdbDeployConfigurationFactory::QdbDeployConfigurationFactory()
                                                       "Deploy to Boot2Qt target"));
     setUseDeploymentDataView();
 
+    addInitialStep(RemoteLinux::MakeInstallStep::stepId(), [](Target *target) {
+        const Project * const prj = target->project();
+        return prj->deploymentKnowledge() == DeploymentKnowledge::Bad
+                && prj->hasMakeInstallEquivalent();
+    });
     addInitialStep(RemoteLinuxCheckForFreeDiskSpaceStep::stepId());
     addInitialStep(QdbStopApplicationStep::stepId());
     addInitialStep(GenericDirectUploadStep::stepId());
diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbplugin.cpp
index 8a07dbba6c7..81a2fc80d05 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbplugin.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 #include <remotelinux/remotelinuxcheckforfreediskspacestep.h>
 #include <remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.h>
+#include <remotelinux/makeinstallstep.h>
 
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
@@ -175,8 +176,8 @@ public:
 
     QdbDeployStepFactory<RemoteLinux::RemoteLinuxCheckForFreeDiskSpaceStep>
         m_checkForFreeDiskSpaceStepFactory;
-    QdbDeployStepFactory<RemoteLinux::GenericDirectUploadStep>
-        m_directUploadStepFactory;
+    QdbDeployStepFactory<RemoteLinux::GenericDirectUploadStep> m_directUploadStepFactory;
+    QdbDeployStepFactory<RemoteLinux::MakeInstallStep> m_makeInstallStepFactory;
 
     const QList<Core::Id> supportedRunConfigs {
         m_runConfigFactory.id(),
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxplugin.cpp
index a0780561369..c9f124b31a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxplugin.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/toolchain.h>
 
 #include <remotelinux/genericdirectuploadstep.h>
+#include <remotelinux/makeinstallstep.h>
 #include <remotelinux/remotelinuxcheckforfreediskspacestep.h>
 
 #include <qtsupport/qtkitinformation.h>
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ public:
         addSupportedTargetDeviceType(Constants::QNX_QNX_OS_TYPE);
         setUseDeploymentDataView();
 
+        addInitialStep(RemoteLinux::MakeInstallStep::stepId(), [](Target *target) {
+            const Project * const prj = target->project();
+            return prj->deploymentKnowledge() == DeploymentKnowledge::Bad
+                    && prj->hasMakeInstallEquivalent();
+        });
         addInitialStep(DeviceCheckBuildStep::stepId());
         addInitialStep(RemoteLinux::RemoteLinuxCheckForFreeDiskSpaceStep::stepId());
         addInitialStep(RemoteLinux::GenericDirectUploadStep::stepId());
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ public:
     QnxDeployConfigurationFactory deployConfigFactory;
     GenericQnxDeployStepFactory<RemoteLinux::GenericDirectUploadStep> directUploadDeployFactory;
     GenericQnxDeployStepFactory<RemoteLinux::RemoteLinuxCheckForFreeDiskSpaceStep> checkForFreeDiskSpaceDeployFactory;
+    GenericQnxDeployStepFactory<RemoteLinux::MakeInstallStep> makeInstallDeployFactory;
     GenericQnxDeployStepFactory<DeviceCheckBuildStep> checkBuildDeployFactory;
     QnxRunConfigurationFactory runConfigFactory;
     QnxSettingsPage settingsPage;
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/makeinstallstep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/makeinstallstep.cpp
index 3c2b798ca50..ccc19418fe3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/makeinstallstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/makeinstallstep.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace RemoteLinux {
-namespace Internal {
 
 const char MakeAspectId[] = "RemoteLinux.MakeInstall.Make";
 const char InstallRootAspectId[] = "RemoteLinux.MakeInstall.InstallRoot";
@@ -228,5 +227,4 @@ bool MakeInstallStep::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
     return true;
 }
 
-} // namespace Internal
 } // namespace RemoteLinux
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/makeinstallstep.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/makeinstallstep.h
index 78f9029a9e6..9cc27c3435d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/makeinstallstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/makeinstallstep.h
@@ -25,15 +25,16 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "remotelinux_export.h"
+
 #include <projectexplorer/deploymentdata.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/makestep.h>
 
 namespace Utils { class FilePath; }
 
 namespace RemoteLinux {
-namespace Internal {
 
-class MakeInstallStep : public ProjectExplorer::MakeStep
+class REMOTELINUX_EXPORT MakeInstallStep : public ProjectExplorer::MakeStep
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
@@ -62,5 +63,4 @@ private:
     bool m_isCmakeProject = false;
 };
 
-} // namespace Internal
 } // namespace RemoteLinux