diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
index ecb1192c097..d20b9ad69db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ void VcsCommand::postRunCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory)
 
 VcsCommand::~VcsCommand()
 {
-    d->m_watcher.cancel();
+    if (!d->m_watcher.future().isFinished())
+        d->m_watcher.future().cancel();
     delete d;
 }