diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
index a4e2f0af68d..50d2afd86d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void DebuggerMainWindow::loadPerspectiveHelper(const QByteArray &perspectiveId,
 {
     // Clean up old perspective.
     if (!m_currentPerspectiveId.isEmpty()) {
-        saveCurrentPerspective();
+        savePerspectiveHelper(m_currentPerspectiveId);
         foreach (QDockWidget *dockWidget, m_dockForDockId) {
             QTC_ASSERT(dockWidget, continue);
             dockWidget->setFloating(false);
@@ -402,16 +402,16 @@ void DebuggerMainWindow::loadPerspectiveHelper(const QByteArray &perspectiveId,
     m_statusLabel->clear();
 }
 
-void DebuggerMainWindow::saveCurrentPerspective()
+void DebuggerMainWindow::savePerspectiveHelper(const QByteArray &perspectiveId)
 {
-    if (m_currentPerspectiveId.isEmpty())
+    if (perspectiveId.isEmpty())
         return;
     QSettings *settings = ICore::settings();
-    settings->beginGroup(QString::fromLatin1(m_currentPerspectiveId));
+    settings->beginGroup(QString::fromLatin1(perspectiveId));
     saveSettings(settings);
     settings->setValue(QLatin1String("ToolSettingsSaved"), true);
     settings->endGroup();
-    settings->setValue(QLatin1String(LAST_PERSPECTIVE_KEY), m_currentPerspectiveId);
+    settings->setValue(QLatin1String(LAST_PERSPECTIVE_KEY), perspectiveId);
 }
 
 QDockWidget *DebuggerMainWindow::registerDockWidget(const QByteArray &dockId, QWidget *widget)
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h
index 4cc018d5b4d..16883b874ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ public:
     void registerPerspective(const QByteArray &perspectiveId, const Perspective *perspective);
     void registerToolbar(const QByteArray &perspectiveId, QWidget *widget);
 
-    void saveCurrentPerspective();
     void resetCurrentPerspective();
     void restorePerspective(const QByteArray &perspectiveId);
 
@@ -141,10 +140,11 @@ public:
     void setPerspectiveEnabled(const QByteArray &perspectiveId, bool enabled);
 
 private:
-    void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *) final { saveCurrentPerspective(); }
+    void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *) final { savePerspectiveHelper(m_currentPerspectiveId); }
 
     QDockWidget *registerDockWidget(const QByteArray &dockId, QWidget *widget);
     void loadPerspectiveHelper(const QByteArray &perspectiveId, bool fromStoredSettings = true);
+    void savePerspectiveHelper(const QByteArray &perspectiveId);
 
     QByteArray m_currentPerspectiveId;
     QComboBox *m_perspectiveChooser;