diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/codaruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/codaruncontrol.cpp
index 1f0e24504e1..aa1667f6f45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/codaruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-s60/codaruncontrol.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ void CodaRunControl::handleAddListener(const CodaCommandResult &result)
 void CodaRunControl::handleDebugSessionStarted(const CodaCommandResult &result)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(result)
+    if (m_codaDevice.isNull()) {
+        finishRunControl();
+        return;
+    }
     m_state = StateDebugSessionStarted;
     m_codaDevice->sendLoggingAddListenerCommand(CodaCallback(this, &CodaRunControl::handleAddListener));
 }