diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitaspects.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitaspects.cpp
index 57ef6b0fcd4..489f267b7a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitaspects.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitaspects.cpp
@@ -855,6 +855,8 @@ QSet<Id> DeviceTypeKitAspectFactory::availableFeatures(const Kit *k) const
     return {};
 }
 
+const DeviceTypeKitAspectFactory theDeviceTypeKitAspectFactory;
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // DeviceKitAspect:
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------