diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
index f2aac00591b..b2d0811d8d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ QbsBuildConfiguration::QbsBuildConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
 
 QbsBuildConfiguration::~QbsBuildConfiguration()
 {
+    for (BuildStep * const bs : buildSteps()->steps()) {
+        if (const auto qbs = qobject_cast<QbsBuildStep *>(bs))
+            qbs->dropSession();
+    }
+    for (BuildStep * const cs : cleanSteps()->steps()) {
+        if (const auto qcs = qobject_cast<QbsCleanStep *>(cs))
+            qcs->dropSession();
+    }
     delete m_buildSystem;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
index 9827cf672fb..239276de777 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
@@ -539,6 +539,15 @@ QbsBuildStepData QbsBuildStep::stepData() const
     return data;
 }
 
+void QbsBuildStep::dropSession()
+{
+    if (m_session) {
+        doCancel();
+        m_session->disconnect(this);
+        m_session = nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 // QbsBuildStepConfigWidget:
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h
index 3c5249dfb07..d6766768c4b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ public:
     QbsBuildSystem *qbsBuildSystem() const;
     QbsBuildStepData stepData() const;
 
+    void dropSession();
+
 signals:
     void qbsConfigurationChanged();
     void qbsBuildOptionsChanged();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
index f6753fa411f..07adf568d24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ QbsCleanStep::~QbsCleanStep()
         m_session->disconnect(this);
 }
 
+void QbsCleanStep::dropSession()
+{
+    if (m_session) {
+        doCancel();
+        m_session->disconnect(this);
+        m_session = nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
 bool QbsCleanStep::init()
 {
     if (buildSystem()->isParsing() || m_session)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.h
index 7af3d61fc72..f757afe9e04 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public:
 
     QbsBuildStepData stepData() const;
 
+    void dropSession();
+
 private:
     bool init() override;
     void doRun() override;