diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/codagdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/codagdbadapter.cpp
index 57f5181721a..69196ca3800 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/codagdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/codagdbadapter.cpp
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ void CodaGdbAdapter::startAdapter()
     QSharedPointer<QTcpSocket> codaSocket;
     if (parameters.communicationChannel ==
             DebuggerStartParameters::CommunicationChannelTcpIp) {
-        m_codaDevice = QSharedPointer<CodaDevice>(new CodaDevice);
+        m_codaDevice = QSharedPointer<CodaDevice>(new CodaDevice, &CodaDevice::deleteLater);
         setupTrkDeviceSignals();
         codaSocket = QSharedPointer<QTcpSocket>(new QTcpSocket);
         m_codaDevice->setDevice(codaSocket);