diff --git a/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp b/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp
index 7d9e5f1e141..313d23eda27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ static void runSilverSeacher(QPromise<SearchResultItems> &promise,
             SilverSearcher::parse(promise, output, &parserState, regExp);
         }
         outputBuffer.clear();
+        if (process.state() == QProcess::NotRunning)
+            loop.quit();
     });
     watcher.setFuture(future);
     loop.exec(QEventLoop::ExcludeUserInputEvents);