diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index fb43e60eeaf..b60f8b296fc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -708,6 +708,13 @@ static bool fixupParameters(DebuggerRunParameters &rp, RunControl *runControl, Q
         }
     }
 
+    // FIXME: We can't handle terminals yet.
+    if (rp.useTerminal && rp.cppEngineType == LldbEngineType) {
+        qWarning("Run in Terminal is not supported yet with the LLDB backend");
+        m_errors.append(DebuggerPlugin::tr("Run in Terminal is not supported with the LLDB backend."));
+        rp.useTerminal = false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
index 433440f5f47..9aedd4c3a1b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
@@ -176,13 +176,6 @@ void LldbEngine::abortDebugger()
 
 void LldbEngine::setupEngine()
 {
-    // FIXME: We can't handle terminals yet.
-    if (runParameters().useTerminal) {
-        qWarning("Run in Terminal is not supported yet with the LLDB backend");
-        showMessage(tr("Run in Terminal is not supported with the LLDB backend."), AppError);
-        runParameters().useTerminal = false;
-    }
-
     if (runParameters().useTerminal) {
         QTC_CHECK(false); // See above.
         if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()) {