diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectparser.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectparser.cpp
index d1481947ada..f823175d3d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectparser.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QFutureWatcher>
 
 using namespace Utils;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ QbsProjectParser::QbsProjectParser(QbsProject *project, QFutureInterface<bool> *
 {
     m_project = project->qbsProject();
     m_projectFilePath = project->projectFilePath().toString();
+    auto * const watcher = new QFutureWatcher<bool>(this);
+    connect(watcher, &QFutureWatcher<bool>::canceled, this, &QbsProjectParser::cancel);
+    watcher->setFuture(fi->future());
 }
 
 QbsProjectParser::~QbsProjectParser()