diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddebugsupport.cpp
index 1c88ab18ef3..e5177749f32 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddebugsupport.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ AndroidDebugSupport::AndroidDebugSupport(AndroidRunConfiguration *runConfig,
         [this](const QString &errorMsg) {
             QTC_ASSERT(m_runControl, return);
             m_runControl->appendMessage(errorMsg, Utils::DebugFormat);
-            m_engine->notifyInferiorExited();
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_engine, "notifyInferiorExited", Qt::QueuedConnection);
         });
 
     connect(m_runner, &AndroidRunner::remoteErrorOutput,
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
index ca5dc9bd9a5..b8f1dd922f4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
@@ -318,8 +318,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void notifyInferiorStopOk();
     virtual void notifyInferiorSpontaneousStop();
     virtual void notifyInferiorStopFailed();
-public:
-    virtual void notifyInferiorExited();
+    Q_SLOT virtual void notifyInferiorExited();
 
 protected:
     virtual void notifyInferiorShutdownOk();