diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
index 3427b9a522e..dec45639a00 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ void QmlProfilerTool::profilerStateChanged()
     case QmlProfilerStateManager::AppDying : {
         // If already disconnected when dying, check again that all data was read
         if (!d->m_profilerConnections->isConnected())
-            QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &QmlProfilerTool::clientsDisconnected);
+            clientsDisconnected();
         break;
     }
     case QmlProfilerStateManager::Idle :