diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/commonoptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/commonoptionspage.cpp
index 8d0dda445f5..0369ed14893 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/commonoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/commonoptionspage.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ public:
         DebuggerSettings &s = settings();
 
         setOnApply([&s] {
-            const bool originalPostMortem = s.registerForPostMortem->value();
-            const bool currentPostMortem = s.registerForPostMortem->volatileValue();
-            // explicitly trigger setValue() to override the setValueSilently() and trigger the registration
-            if (originalPostMortem != currentPostMortem)
-                s.registerForPostMortem->setValue(currentPostMortem);
             s.page1.apply();
             s.page1.writeSettings();
         });
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
index bf1b8f76f30..e4026bca81d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ DebuggerSettings::DebuggerSettings()
     page1.registerAspect(&forceLoggingToConsole);
 
     page1.registerAspect(&sourcePathMap);
+    if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
+        page1.registerAspect(registerForPostMortem);
 
     // Page 4
     page4.registerAspect(&useDebuggingHelpers);
@@ -429,8 +431,6 @@ DebuggerSettings::DebuggerSettings()
     page5.registerAspect(&firstChanceExceptionTaskEntry);
     page5.registerAspect(&secondChanceExceptionTaskEntry);
     page5.registerAspect(&ignoreFirstChanceAccessViolation);
-    if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
-        page5.registerAspect(registerForPostMortem);
 
     // Page 6
     page6.registerAspect(&cdbSymbolPaths);