diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxplugin.cpp
index e280907a936..920a9f8c7c9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxplugin.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ bool RemoteLinuxPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments,
 
     LinuxDeviceConfigurations::instance(this);
 
+    addObject(this);
     addAutoReleasedObject(new LinuxDeviceConfigurationsSettingsPage);
     addAutoReleasedObject(new GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationFactory);
     addAutoReleasedObject(new RemoteLinuxRunConfigurationFactory);
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ bool RemoteLinuxPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments,
     return true;
 }
 
+RemoteLinuxPlugin::~RemoteLinuxPlugin()
+{
+    removeObject(this);
+}
+
 void RemoteLinuxPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
 {
     /*
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxplugin.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxplugin.h
index f55ca766e28..e813c718935 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxplugin.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class RemoteLinuxPlugin : public ExtensionSystem::IPlugin
 
 public:
     RemoteLinuxPlugin();
+    ~RemoteLinuxPlugin();
 
     bool initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage);
     void extensionsInitialized();