diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
index 0f22eb4c04b..d43f9a42942 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
@@ -243,8 +243,10 @@ public:
     ~BaseTextEditorWidgetPrivate()
     {
         delete m_toolBar;
-        if (m_editorIsFallBack)
+        if (m_editorIsFallBack) {
+            m_editor->m_widget = 0; // That's us.
             delete m_editor;
+        }
     }
 
     void setupDocumentSignals();