diff --git a/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp b/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp
index 428d55add64..6b9e30fc16b 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     ClangBackEnd::Messages::registerMessages();
 
+    clang_toggleCrashRecovery(true);
+
     ClangBackEnd::ClangIpcServer clangIpcServer;
     ClangBackEnd::ConnectionServer connectionServer(application.arguments()[1]);
     connectionServer.start();