diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconnection.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconnection.cpp
index 5058b011daf..59c1e878d24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconnection.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ private:
 
 void MaemoSftpConnection::transferFiles(const QList<SshDeploySpec> &deploySpecs)
 {
-    for (int i = 0; i < deploySpecs.count(); ++i) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < deploySpecs.count() && !stopRequested(); ++i) {
         const SshDeploySpec &deploySpec = deploySpecs.at(i);
         const QString &curSrcFile = deploySpec.srcFilePath();
         FileManager fileMgr(curSrcFile);