diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
index a13667bdb64..4f6ce5da69e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ void DebuggerEngine::notifyEngineRunFailed()
     d->m_progress.reportCanceled();
     d->m_progress.reportFinished();
     setState(EngineRunFailed);
-    d->queueShutdownInferior();
+    d->queueShutdownEngine();
 }
 
 void DebuggerEngine::notifyEngineRunAndInferiorRunOk()