diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
index 80f2fd411c5..9cd2e4db0a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@ void LldbEngine::handleLldbError(QProcess::ProcessError error)
     showMessage(QString("LLDB PROCESS ERROR: %1").arg(error));
     switch (error) {
     case QProcess::Crashed:
+        m_lldbProc.disconnect();
+        notifyEngineShutdownFinished();
         break; // will get a processExited() as well
     // impossible case QProcess::FailedToStart:
     case QProcess::ReadError: