diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
index 115398b13ca..7bc21a6861b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
@@ -1797,6 +1797,9 @@ void DebuggerEngine::notifyDebuggerProcessFinished(const ProcessResultData &resu
     case DebuggerFinished:
         // Nothing to do.
         break;
+    case EngineSetupRequested:
+        notifyEngineSetupFailed();
+        break;
     case EngineShutdownRequested:
     case InferiorShutdownRequested:
         notifyEngineShutdownFinished();