diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp
index 991b291dbed..360f470a71e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ bool QmlProfilerRunControl::startEngine()
 
     d->m_profilerState->setCurrentState(QmlProfilerStateManager::AppStarting);
 
-    if (startParameters().useStartupProject)
-        d->m_noDebugOutputTimer.start();
-    else if (startParameters().analyzerPort != 0)
+    if (startParameters().analyzerPort != 0)
         emit processRunning(startParameters().analyzerPort);
+    else
+        d->m_noDebugOutputTimer.start();
 
     d->m_profilerState->setCurrentState(QmlProfilerStateManager::AppRunning);
     engineStarted();