diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
index fe72592fb14..f31cf7419a4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
@@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ void VcsBaseEditorWidget::init()
 
 VcsBaseEditorWidget::~VcsBaseEditorWidget()
 {
+    setCommand(0); // abort all running commands
     delete d;
 }