diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 2d0afcc20a2..1c6fef9bd87 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ public:
         : q(parent), runMode(mode), runConfiguration(runConfiguration)
     {
         if (runConfiguration) {
+            runnable = runConfiguration->runnable();
             displayName  = runConfiguration->displayName();
             outputFormatter = runConfiguration->createOutputFormatter();
             device = DeviceKitInformation::device(runConfiguration->target()->kit());
@@ -604,7 +605,6 @@ using namespace Internal;
 RunControl::RunControl(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core::Id mode) :
     d(new RunControlPrivate(this, runConfiguration, mode))
 {
-    d->runnable = runConfiguration->runnable();
 #ifdef WITH_JOURNALD
     JournaldWatcher::instance()->subscribe(this, [this](const JournaldWatcher::LogEntry &entry) {
         if (entry.value("_MACHINE_ID") != JournaldWatcher::instance()->machineId())