diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
index 021c0e2a730..d2f4a7e6045 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ static void clearAlwaysOpenWithMode()
 class QmlProjectPluginPrivate
 {
 public:
-    QmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory runConfigFactory;
     QPointer<QMessageBox> lastMessageBox;
     QdsLandingPage *landingPage = nullptr;
     QdsLandingPageWidget *landingPageWidget = nullptr;
@@ -274,6 +273,8 @@ private:
 
 void QmlProjectPlugin::initialize()
 {
+    setupQmlProjectRunConfiguration();
+
     d = new QmlProjectPluginPrivate;
 
     if (!qmlDesignerEnabled()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
index 228f3c2004c..bbf8c76a2ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
 
+#include "qmlbuildsystem.h"
 #include "qmlprojectrunconfiguration.h"
 #include "qmlmainfileaspect.h"
 #include "qmlmultilanguageaspect.h"
-#include "qmlproject.h"
 #include "qmlprojectmanagerconstants.h"
 #include "qmlprojectmanagertr.h"
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/idocument.h>
 
+#include <projectexplorer/buildsystem.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/environmentaspect.h>
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/kitmanager.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectmanager.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
@@ -318,11 +320,20 @@ FilePath QmlProjectRunConfiguration::mainScript() const
 
 // QmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory
 
-QmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory::QmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory()
-    : FixedRunConfigurationFactory(Tr::tr("QML Runtime"), false)
+class QmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory final : public FixedRunConfigurationFactory
 {
-    registerRunConfiguration<QmlProjectRunConfiguration>(Constants::QML_RUNCONFIG_ID);
-    addSupportedProjectType(Constants::QML_PROJECT_ID);
+public:
+    QmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory()
+        : FixedRunConfigurationFactory(Tr::tr("QML Runtime"), false)
+    {
+        registerRunConfiguration<QmlProjectRunConfiguration>(Constants::QML_RUNCONFIG_ID);
+        addSupportedProjectType(Constants::QML_PROJECT_ID);
+    }
+};
+
+void setupQmlProjectRunConfiguration()
+{
+    static QmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory theQmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory;
 }
 
 } // QmlProjectManager::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.h
index 529c96d5fde..dfd2b3952ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.h
@@ -3,16 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h>
+namespace QmlProjectManager::Internal {
 
-namespace QmlProjectManager {
-namespace Internal {
+void setupQmlProjectRunConfiguration();
 
-class QmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory final : public ProjectExplorer::FixedRunConfigurationFactory
-{
-public:
-    QmlProjectRunConfigurationFactory();
-};
-
-} // namespace Internal
-} // namespace QmlProjectManager
+} // QmlProjectManager::Internal