diff --git a/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp b/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
index cf451a8cbd5..e7672658c36 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
@@ -1598,6 +1598,17 @@ QStringList CommandLine::splitArguments() const
     return ProcessArgs::splitArgs(m_arguments, m_executable.osType());
 }
 
+CommandLine CommandLine::toLocal() const
+{
+    if (m_executable.isLocal())
+        return *this;
+
+    QTC_CHECK(false); // TODO: Does it make sense?
+    CommandLine cmd = *this;
+    cmd.setExecutable(FilePath::fromString(m_executable.path()));
+    return cmd;
+}
+
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator==(const CommandLine &first, const CommandLine &second)
 {
     return first.m_executable == second.m_executable && first.m_arguments == second.m_arguments;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/commandline.h b/src/libs/utils/commandline.h
index 78f756a9f61..cc01ec7eb2f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/commandline.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/commandline.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ public:
     QStringList splitArguments() const;
 
     bool isEmpty() const { return m_executable.isEmpty(); }
+    CommandLine toLocal() const;
 
 private:
     friend QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator==(const CommandLine &first, const CommandLine &second);
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp
index ea8d4312597..dfa494707ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp
@@ -176,8 +176,7 @@ RunWorker *GdbServerProvider::targetRunner(RunControl *runControl) const
     worker->setId("BareMetalGdbServer");
     // Baremetal's GDB servers are launched on the host, not on the target.
     worker->setStartModifier([worker, cmd = command()] {
-        worker->setCommandLine(cmd);
-        worker->forceRunOnHost();
+        worker->setCommandLine(cmd.toLocal());
     });
     return worker;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
index 52819edb0a3..f7288bc9b09 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
@@ -1710,15 +1710,6 @@ void ProcessRunner::suppressDefaultStdOutHandling()
     d->m_suppressDefaultStdOutHandling = true;
 }
 
-void ProcessRunner::forceRunOnHost()
-{
-    const FilePath executable = d->m_command.executable();
-    if (!executable.isLocal()) {
-        QTC_CHECK(false);
-        d->m_command.setExecutable(FilePath::fromString(executable.path()));
-    }
-}
-
 // RunWorkerPrivate
 
 RunWorkerPrivate::RunWorkerPrivate(RunWorker *runWorker, RunControl *runControl)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
index 60794cb80ff..17c6ddafe7e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ public:
     void setProcessMode(Utils::ProcessMode processMode);
 
     void suppressDefaultStdOutHandling();
-    void forceRunOnHost();
 
 signals:
     void stdOutData(const QByteArray &data);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewruncontrol.cpp
index f37ad564a01..e5ff2811524 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewruncontrol.cpp
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ LocalQmlPreviewSupportFactory::LocalQmlPreviewSupportFactory()
             }
 
             cmd.addArg(qmlDebugLocalArguments(QmlPreviewServices, runControl->qmlChannel().path()));
-            worker->setCommandLine(cmd);
-            worker->forceRunOnHost();
+            worker->setCommandLine(cmd.toLocal());
         });
         return worker;
     });
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
index 5b12e2e2f5d..8fbfc664c3f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ RunWorker *createLocalQmlProfilerWorker(RunControl *runControl)
         const QString oldArgs = cmd.arguments();
         cmd.setArguments(arguments);
         cmd.addArgs(oldArgs, Utils::CommandLine::Raw);
-        worker->setCommandLine(cmd);
-        worker->forceRunOnHost();
+        worker->setCommandLine(cmd.toLocal());
     });
 
     return worker;