diff --git a/src/libs/ssh/sshprocess.cpp b/src/libs/ssh/sshprocess.cpp
index 7064deed4b2..57dd9fc2836 100644
--- a/src/libs/ssh/sshprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ssh/sshprocess.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@
 namespace QSsh {
 
 SshProcess::SshProcess(Utils::ProcessMode processMode)
-    : Utils::QtcProcess(processMode)
 {
+    setProcessMode(processMode);
+
     Utils::Environment env = Utils::Environment::systemEnvironment();
     if (SshSettings::askpassFilePath().exists()) {
         env.set("SSH_ASKPASS", SshSettings::askpassFilePath().toUserOutput());
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
index 085e251042b..e7dc08227ab 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ public:
 class ProcessSetupData
 {
 public:
+    QtcProcess::ProcessImpl m_processImpl = QtcProcess::DefaultImpl;
+    ProcessMode m_processMode = ProcessMode::Reader;
+    QtcProcess::TerminalMode m_terminalMode = QtcProcess::TerminalOff;
+
     QString m_nativeArguments;
     QString m_standardInputFile;
     QString m_initialErrorString;
@@ -532,17 +536,6 @@ static QtcProcess::ProcessImpl defaultProcessImpl()
     return QtcProcess::ProcessLauncherImpl;
 }
 
-static ProcessInterface *newProcessInstance(QObject *parent, const QtcProcess::Setup &setup)
-{
-    if (setup.terminalMode != QtcProcess::TerminalOff)
-        return new TerminalImpl(parent, setup.processImpl, setup.terminalMode);
-    const QtcProcess::ProcessImpl impl = setup.processImpl == QtcProcess::DefaultImpl
-                                       ? defaultProcessImpl() : setup.processImpl;
-    if (impl == QtcProcess::QProcessImpl)
-        return new QProcessImpl(parent, setup.processMode);
-    return new ProcessLauncherImpl(parent, setup.processMode);
-}
-
 class QtcProcessPrivate : public QObject
 {
 public:
@@ -552,19 +545,34 @@ public:
         OtherFailure
     };
 
-    explicit QtcProcessPrivate(QtcProcess *parent, const QtcProcess::Setup &processSetup)
+    explicit QtcProcessPrivate(QtcProcess *parent)
         : QObject(parent)
         , q(parent)
-        , m_processSetup(processSetup)
     {}
 
+    void setupNewProcessInstance()
+    {
+        const QtcProcess::ProcessImpl impl =
+                m_setup.m_processImpl == QtcProcess::DefaultImpl
+                    ? defaultProcessImpl()
+                    : m_setup.m_processImpl;
+
+        if (m_setup.m_terminalMode != QtcProcess::TerminalOff)
+            m_process = new TerminalImpl(parent(), impl, m_setup.m_terminalMode);
+        else if (impl == QtcProcess::QProcessImpl)
+            m_process = new QProcessImpl(parent(), m_setup.m_processMode);
+        else
+            m_process = new ProcessLauncherImpl(parent(), m_setup.m_processMode);
+
+        m_process->m_setup = &m_setup;
+    }
+
     void ensureProcessInstanceExists()
     {
         if (m_process)
             return;
 
-        m_process = newProcessInstance(parent(), m_processSetup);
-        m_process->m_setup = &m_setup;
+        setupNewProcessInstance();
 
         connect(m_process, &ProcessInterface::started,
                 q, &QtcProcess::started);
@@ -691,7 +699,6 @@ public:
 
     QtcProcess *q;
     ProcessInterface *m_process = nullptr;
-    const QtcProcess::Setup m_processSetup;
     CommandLine m_commandLine;
     FilePath m_workingDirectory;
     Environment m_environment;
@@ -752,9 +759,9 @@ QtcProcess::Result QtcProcessPrivate::interpretExitCode(int exitCode)
     \sa Utils::ProcessArgs
 */
 
-QtcProcess::QtcProcess(const Setup &setup, QObject *parent)
+QtcProcess::QtcProcess(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent),
-    d(new QtcProcessPrivate(this, setup))
+    d(new QtcProcessPrivate(this))
 {
     static int qProcessExitStatusMeta = qRegisterMetaType<QProcess::ExitStatus>();
     static int qProcessProcessErrorMeta = qRegisterMetaType<QProcess::ProcessError>();
@@ -762,23 +769,34 @@ QtcProcess::QtcProcess(const Setup &setup, QObject *parent)
     Q_UNUSED(qProcessProcessErrorMeta)
 }
 
-QtcProcess::QtcProcess(QObject *parent)
-    : QtcProcess({}, parent)
-{}
-
 QtcProcess::~QtcProcess()
 {
     delete d;
 }
 
+void QtcProcess::setProcessImpl(ProcessImpl processImpl)
+{
+    d->m_setup.m_processImpl = processImpl;
+}
+
 ProcessMode QtcProcess::processMode() const
 {
-    return d->m_processSetup.processMode;
+    return d->m_setup.m_processMode;
+}
+
+void QtcProcess::setTerminalMode(TerminalMode mode)
+{
+    d->m_setup.m_terminalMode = mode;
 }
 
 QtcProcess::TerminalMode QtcProcess::terminalMode() const
 {
-    return d->m_processSetup.terminalMode;
+    return d->m_setup.m_terminalMode;
+}
+
+void QtcProcess::setProcessMode(ProcessMode processMode)
+{
+    d->m_setup.m_processMode = processMode;
 }
 
 void QtcProcess::setEnvironment(const Environment &env)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
index fa844d18955..406bc0fab7f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QtcProcess : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
+    QtcProcess(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    ~QtcProcess();
+
     enum ProcessImpl {
         QProcessImpl,
         ProcessLauncherImpl,
@@ -74,24 +77,6 @@ public:
         TerminalOn = TerminalRun // default mode for ON
     };
 
-    struct Setup {
-        Setup() {}
-        Setup(ProcessImpl processImpl) : processImpl(processImpl) {}
-        Setup(ProcessMode processMode) : processMode(processMode) {}
-        Setup(TerminalMode terminalMode) : terminalMode(terminalMode) {}
-
-        ProcessImpl processImpl = DefaultImpl;
-        ProcessMode processMode = ProcessMode::Reader;
-        TerminalMode terminalMode = TerminalOff;
-    };
-
-    QtcProcess(const Setup &setup = {}, QObject *parent = nullptr);
-    QtcProcess(QObject *parent);
-    ~QtcProcess();
-
-    ProcessMode processMode() const;
-    TerminalMode terminalMode() const;
-
     enum Result {
         // Finished successfully. Unless an ExitCodeInterpreter is set
         // this corresponds to a return code 0.
@@ -109,6 +94,15 @@ public:
         Hang
     };
 
+    void setProcessImpl(ProcessImpl processImpl);
+
+    void setTerminalMode(TerminalMode mode);
+    bool usesTerminal() const { return terminalMode() != TerminalOff; }
+    TerminalMode terminalMode() const;
+
+    void setProcessMode(ProcessMode processMode);
+    ProcessMode processMode() const;
+
     void setEnvironment(const Environment &env);
     void unsetEnvironment();
     const Environment &environment() const;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
index f24b6aaf952..e844209b6ed 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ public:
     TerminalProcessPrivate(QObject *parent, QtcProcess::ProcessImpl processImpl,
                            QtcProcess::TerminalMode terminalMode)
         : m_terminalMode(terminalMode)
-        , m_process(processImpl, parent)
-    {}
+        , m_process(parent)
+    {
+        m_process.setProcessImpl(processImpl);
+    }
 
     const QtcProcess::TerminalMode m_terminalMode;
     FilePath m_workingDir;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
index 3944e30ed6b..83e45e8f86b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ static CreateAvdInfo createAvdCommand(const AndroidConfig &config, const CreateA
     const FilePath avdManagerTool = config.avdManagerToolPath();
     qCDebug(avdManagerLog)
             << "Running AVD Manager command:" << CommandLine(avdManagerTool, arguments).toUserOutput();
-    QtcProcess proc(ProcessMode::Writer);
+    QtcProcess proc;
+    proc.setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
     proc.setEnvironment(AndroidConfigurations::toolsEnvironment(config));
     proc.setCommand({avdManagerTool, arguments});
     proc.start();
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
index 15636de0789..0c95316aa62 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
@@ -1017,9 +1017,12 @@ void AndroidSdkManagerPrivate::getPendingLicense(SdkCmdFutureInterface &fi)
 {
     fi.setProgressRange(0, 100);
     fi.setProgressValue(0);
+
     AndroidSdkManager::OperationOutput result;
     result.type = AndroidSdkManager::LicenseWorkflow;
-    QtcProcess licenseCommand(ProcessMode::Writer);
+
+    QtcProcess licenseCommand;
+    licenseCommand.setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
     licenseCommand.setEnvironment(AndroidConfigurations::toolsEnvironment(m_config));
     bool reviewingLicenses = false;
     licenseCommand.setCommand(CommandLine(m_config.sdkManagerToolPath(), {"--licenses", sdkRootArg(m_config)}));
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
index 520a2cb44f1..8c9a95a9abe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
@@ -182,9 +182,10 @@ void addCdbOptionPages(QList<Core::IOptionsPage *> *opts)
 
 CdbEngine::CdbEngine() :
     m_tokenPrefix("<token>"),
-    m_process(ProcessMode::Writer),
     m_extensionCommandPrefix("!" QT_CREATOR_CDB_EXT ".")
 {
+    m_process.setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
+
     setObjectName("CdbEngine");
     setDebuggerName("CDB");
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 6a644892fea..c949e9b2a6b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ const char tracepointCapturePropertyName[] = "GDB.TracepointCapture";
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 GdbEngine::GdbEngine()
-    : m_gdbProc(ProcessMode::Writer)
 {
+    m_gdbProc.setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
+
     setObjectName("GdbEngine");
     setDebuggerName("GDB");
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
index 287014ab7c8..13bfd56f3af 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ static int &currentToken()
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 LldbEngine::LldbEngine()
-    : m_lldbProc(ProcessMode::Writer)
 {
+    m_lldbProc.setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
+
     setObjectName("LldbEngine");
     setDebuggerName("LLDB");
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/pdb/pdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/pdb/pdbengine.cpp
index 5eae3b34821..a9ab0f32264 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/pdb/pdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/pdb/pdbengine.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ using namespace Utils;
 namespace Debugger {
 namespace Internal {
 
-PdbEngine::PdbEngine() : m_proc(ProcessMode::Writer)
+PdbEngine::PdbEngine()
 {
+    m_proc.setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
+
     setObjectName("PdbEngine");
     setDebuggerName("PDB");
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.cpp
index fc1d228d787..dc9e44313c7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.cpp
@@ -194,9 +194,10 @@ void TerminalRunner::start()
     QTC_ASSERT(!m_stubProc, reportFailure({}); return);
     Runnable stub = m_stubRunnable();
 
-    const QtcProcess::TerminalMode terminalMode = HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()
-            ? QtcProcess::TerminalSuspend : QtcProcess::TerminalDebug;
-    m_stubProc = new QtcProcess(terminalMode, this);
+    m_stubProc = new QtcProcess(this);
+    m_stubProc->setTerminalMode(HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()
+            ? QtcProcess::TerminalSuspend : QtcProcess::TerminalDebug);
+
     connect(m_stubProc, &QtcProcess::errorOccurred,
             this, &TerminalRunner::stubError);
     connect(m_stubProc, &QtcProcess::started,
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
index 4cff9e89a84..1837c125325 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ public:
 
 DockerDeviceProcess::DockerDeviceProcess(const QSharedPointer<const IDevice> &device,
                                           QObject *parent)
-    : DeviceProcess(device, ProcessMode::Writer, parent)
+    : DeviceProcess(device, parent)
 {
+    setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
 }
 
 void DockerDeviceProcess::start(const Runnable &runnable)
@@ -537,7 +538,9 @@ DockerDevice::DockerDevice(const DockerDeviceData &data)
             return;
         }
 
-        QtcProcess *proc = new QtcProcess(QtcProcess::TerminalOn);
+        QtcProcess *proc = new QtcProcess;
+        proc->setTerminalMode(QtcProcess::TerminalOn);
+
         QObject::connect(proc, &QtcProcess::finished, proc, &QObject::deleteLater);
 
         QObject::connect(proc, &DeviceProcess::errorOccurred, [proc] {
@@ -897,7 +900,8 @@ void DockerDevicePrivate::startContainer()
 
     CommandLine dockerRun{"docker", {"container" , "start", "-i", "-a", m_container}};
     LOG("RUNNING: " << dockerRun.toUserOutput());
-    QPointer<QtcProcess> shell = new QtcProcess(ProcessMode::Writer);
+    QPointer<QtcProcess> shell = new QtcProcess;
+    shell->setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
     connect(shell, &QtcProcess::finished, this, [this, shell] {
         LOG("\nSHELL FINISHED\n");
         QTC_ASSERT(shell, return);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp b/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp
index b1da451b6b0..61c51749411 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ bool MergeTool::start(const FilePath &workingDirectory, const QStringList &files
     Environment env = Environment::systemEnvironment();
     env.set("LANG", "C");
     env.set("LANGUAGE", "C");
-    m_process = new QtcProcess(ProcessMode::Writer);
+    m_process = new QtcProcess;
+    m_process->setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
     m_process->setWorkingDirectory(workingDirectory);
     m_process->setEnvironment(env);
     m_process->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientinterface.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientinterface.cpp
index b2ac3836be9..a22ea669767 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientinterface.cpp
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ void BaseClientInterface::parseData(const QByteArray &data)
 }
 
 StdIOClientInterface::StdIOClientInterface()
-    : m_process(ProcessMode::Writer)
 {
+    m_process.setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
+
     connect(&m_process, &QtcProcess::readyReadStandardError,
             this, &StdIOClientInterface::readError);
     connect(&m_process, &QtcProcess::readyReadStandardOutput,
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
index ab685ae8cbd..1f9bb0a8b2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ void ApplicationLauncherPrivate::start(const Runnable &runnable, const IDevice::
     m_isLocal = local;
 
     if (m_isLocal) {
-        const QtcProcess::TerminalMode terminalMode = m_useTerminal
-                ? QtcProcess::TerminalOn : QtcProcess::TerminalOff;
-        m_localProcess.reset(new QtcProcess(terminalMode, this));
+        m_localProcess.reset(new QtcProcess(this));
+        m_localProcess->setTerminalMode(
+            m_useTerminal ? QtcProcess::TerminalOn : QtcProcess::TerminalOff);
         m_localProcess->setProcessChannelMode(m_processChannelMode);
 
         if (m_processChannelMode == QProcess::SeparateChannels) {
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ void ApplicationLauncherPrivate::start(const Runnable &runnable, const IDevice::
         m_remoteExitStatus = QProcess::NormalExit;
 
         m_deviceProcess = device->createProcess(this);
-        m_deviceProcess->setRunInTerminal(m_useTerminal);
+        m_deviceProcess->setTerminalMode(m_useTerminal ? QtcProcess::TerminalOn
+                                                       : QtcProcess::TerminalOff);
         connect(m_deviceProcess, &DeviceProcess::started,
                 q, &ApplicationLauncher::processStarted);
         connect(m_deviceProcess, &DeviceProcess::readyReadStandardOutput,
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdeviceprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdeviceprocess.cpp
index c2106967f77..064bb107e7d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdeviceprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdeviceprocess.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 DesktopDeviceProcess::DesktopDeviceProcess(const QSharedPointer<const IDevice> &device,
                                            QObject *parent)
-    : DeviceProcess(device, ProcessMode::Writer, parent)
+    : DeviceProcess(device, parent)
 {
+    setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
 }
 
 void DesktopDeviceProcess::start(const Runnable &runnable)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocess.cpp
index 84c692e5a47..11e8931bbea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocess.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
 
-DeviceProcess::DeviceProcess(const IDevice::ConstPtr &device,
-                             const QtcProcess::Setup &setup,
-                             QObject *parent)
-    : QtcProcess(setup, parent), m_device(device)
+DeviceProcess::DeviceProcess(const IDevice::ConstPtr &device, QObject *parent)
+    : QtcProcess(parent), m_device(device)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocess.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocess.h
index 215b26879b4..20d14eff590 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocess.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocess.h
@@ -44,19 +44,14 @@ public:
     using Utils::QtcProcess::start;
     virtual void start(const Runnable &runnable) = 0;
 
-    void setRunInTerminal(bool term) { m_runInTerminal = term; }
-    bool runInTerminal() const { return m_runInTerminal; }
-
 protected:
     explicit DeviceProcess(const QSharedPointer<const IDevice> &device,
-                           const Utils::QtcProcess::Setup &setup,
                            QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
     QSharedPointer<const IDevice> device() const;
 
 private:
     const QSharedPointer<const IDevice> m_device;
-    bool m_runInTerminal = false;
 };
 
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/sshdeviceprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/sshdeviceprocess.cpp
index bf265b0258f..e88aa414d1c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/sshdeviceprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/sshdeviceprocess.cpp
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ public:
 };
 
 SshDeviceProcess::SshDeviceProcess(const IDevice::ConstPtr &device, QObject *parent)
-    : DeviceProcess(device, QtcProcess::TerminalOn, parent),
+    : DeviceProcess(device, parent),
       d(std::make_unique<SshDeviceProcessPrivate>(this))
 {
+    setTerminalMode(QtcProcess::TerminalOn);
+
     // Hack: we rely on fact that below slots were called before any other external slots connected
     // to this instance signals. That's why we don't re-emit them from inside our handlers since
     // these signal will reach all other external slots anyway after our handlers are done.
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ SshDeviceProcess::~SshDeviceProcess()
 void SshDeviceProcess::start(const Runnable &runnable)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(d->state == SshDeviceProcessPrivate::Inactive, return);
-    QTC_ASSERT(runInTerminal() || !runnable.command.isEmpty(), return);
+    QTC_ASSERT(usesTerminal() || !runnable.command.isEmpty(), return);
     d->setState(SshDeviceProcessPrivate::Connecting);
 
     d->errorMessage.clear();
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ QProcess::ExitStatus SshDeviceProcess::exitStatus() const
 
 int SshDeviceProcess::exitCode() const
 {
-    return runInTerminal() ? QtcProcess::exitCode() : d->remoteProcess->exitCode();
+    return usesTerminal() ? QtcProcess::exitCode() : d->remoteProcess->exitCode();
 }
 
 QString SshDeviceProcess::errorString() const
@@ -189,14 +191,14 @@ void SshDeviceProcess::handleConnected()
     QTC_ASSERT(d->state == SshDeviceProcessPrivate::Connecting, return);
     d->setState(SshDeviceProcessPrivate::Connected);
 
-    d->remoteProcess = runInTerminal() && d->runnable.command.isEmpty()
+    d->remoteProcess = usesTerminal() && d->runnable.command.isEmpty()
             ? d->connection->createRemoteShell()
             : d->connection->createRemoteProcess(fullCommandLine(d->runnable));
     const QString display = d->displayName();
     if (!display.isEmpty())
         d->remoteProcess->requestX11Forwarding(display);
-    d->ignoreSelfSignals = !runInTerminal();
-    if (runInTerminal()) {
+    d->ignoreSelfSignals = !usesTerminal();
+    if (usesTerminal()) {
         setAbortOnMetaChars(false);
         setCommand(d->remoteProcess->fullLocalCommandLine(true));
         QtcProcess::start();
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ void SshDeviceProcess::SshDeviceProcessPrivate::setState(SshDeviceProcess::SshDe
     if (killOperation) {
         killOperation->disconnect(q);
         killOperation.clear();
-        if (q->runInTerminal())
+        if (q->usesTerminal())
             QMetaObject::invokeMethod(q, &QtcProcess::stopProcess, Qt::QueuedConnection);
     }
     killTimer.stop();
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ void SshDeviceProcess::SshDeviceProcessPrivate::setState(SshDeviceProcess::SshDe
 
 qint64 SshDeviceProcess::write(const QByteArray &data)
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!runInTerminal(), return -1);
+    QTC_ASSERT(!usesTerminal(), return -1);
     return d->remoteProcess->write(data);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
index 8902ec48ed0..81ff8b4be43 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ void openPythonRepl(QObject *parent, const FilePath &file, ReplType type)
     };
 
     const auto args = QStringList{"-i"} + replImportArgs(file, type);
-    auto process = new QtcProcess(QtcProcess::TerminalOn, parent);
+    auto process = new QtcProcess(parent);
+    process->setTerminalMode(QtcProcess::TerminalOn);
     const FilePath pythonCommand = detectPython(file);
     process->setCommand({pythonCommand, args});
     process->setWorkingDirectory(workingDir(file));
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssession.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssession.cpp
index 94bb7899bfd..e02d5e79d78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssession.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssession.cpp
@@ -169,8 +169,11 @@ void QbsSession::initialize()
 {
     Environment env = Environment::systemEnvironment();
     env.set("QT_FORCE_STDERR_LOGGING", "1");
+
     d->packetReader = new PacketReader(this);
-    d->qbsProcess = new QtcProcess(ProcessMode::Writer, this);
+
+    d->qbsProcess = new QtcProcess(this);
+    d->qbsProcess->setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
     d->qbsProcess->setEnvironment(env);
     connect(d->qbsProcess, &QtcProcess::readyReadStandardOutput, this, [this] {
         d->packetReader->handleData(d->qbsProcess->readAllStandardOutput());
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
index 7b19d51b2e9..98a262a31b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ LinuxDevice::LinuxDevice()
         if (env.size() > 0)
             runnable.command.setExecutable("/bin/sh");
 
-        proc->setRunInTerminal(true);
+        proc->setTerminalMode(QtcProcess::TerminalOn);
         proc->start(runnable);
     });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdeviceprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdeviceprocess.cpp
index 4953c8e5aba..d8c69d77653 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdeviceprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdeviceprocess.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ LinuxDeviceProcess::LinuxDeviceProcess(const QSharedPointer<const ProjectExplore
 QByteArray LinuxDeviceProcess::readAllStandardOutput()
 {
     QByteArray output = SshDeviceProcess::readAllStandardOutput();
-    if (m_pidParsed || runInTerminal())
+    if (m_pidParsed || usesTerminal())
         return output;
 
     m_output.append(output);
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ QString LinuxDeviceProcess::fullCommandLine(const Runnable &runnable) const
         cmd.addArgs("&&", CommandLine::Raw);
     }
 
-    if (!runInTerminal())
+    if (!usesTerminal())
         cmd.addArgs(QString("echo ") + pidMarker + "$$" + pidMarker + " && ", CommandLine::Raw);
 
     const Environment &env = runnable.environment;
     for (auto it = env.constBegin(); it != env.constEnd(); ++it)
         cmd.addArgs(env.key(it) + "='" + env.expandedValueForKey(env.key(it)) + '\'', CommandLine::Raw);
 
-    if (!runInTerminal())
+    if (!usesTerminal())
         cmd.addArg("exec");
 
     cmd.addArg(runnable.command.executable().toString());