diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
index c7732607426..daa5dd278f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ public:
     void setServerEssential(bool on) { m_serverEssential = on; }
     bool serverEssential() const { return m_serverEssential; }
 
+    void setSkipDebugServer(bool on) { m_skipDebugServer = on; }
+    bool skipDebugServer() const { return m_skipDebugServer; }
+
     void setAddQmlServerInferiorCmdArgIfNeeded(bool on) { m_addQmlServerInferiorCmdArgIfNeeded = on; }
     bool isAddQmlServerInferiorCmdArgIfNeeded() const { return m_addQmlServerInferiorCmdArgIfNeeded; }
 
@@ -367,6 +370,7 @@ private:
     Utils::ProcessHandle m_serverAttachPid;
     bool m_serverUseMulti = true;
     bool m_serverEssential = true;
+    bool m_skipDebugServer = false;
     bool m_addQmlServerInferiorCmdArgIfNeeded = false;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index c5a931d5d54..5fb02fbfae5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ void DebuggerRunTool::showMessage(const QString &msg, int channel, int timeout)
 
 void DebuggerRunTool::startDebugServerIfNeededAndContinueStartup()
 {
-    if (!runControl()->usesDebugChannel()) {
+    if (!runControl()->usesDebugChannel() || m_runParameters.skipDebugServer()) {
         continueAfterDebugServerStart();
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp
index 6a90fef38c8..f61fb097776 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ public:
             rp.setCloseMode(KillAtClose);
             rp.setUseCtrlCStub(true);
             rp.setSolibSearchPath(FileUtils::toFilePathList(searchPaths(k)));
+            rp.setSkipDebugServer(true);
             if (auto qtVersion = dynamic_cast<QnxQtVersion *>(QtSupport::QtKitAspect::qtVersion(k))) {
                 rp.setSysRoot(qtVersion->qnxTarget());
                 rp.modifyDebuggerEnvironment(qtVersion->environment());