diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrind/callgrindcontroller.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrind/callgrindcontroller.cpp
index 04c7d59c52b..535931aa9f4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrind/callgrindcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrind/callgrindcontroller.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void CallgrindController::processFinished(int rc, QProcess::ExitStatus status)
     QTC_ASSERT(m_process, return);
     const QString error = m_process->errorString();
 
-    delete m_process;
+    m_process->deleteLater(); // Called directly from finished() signal in m_process
     m_process = 0;
 
     if (rc != 0 || status != QProcess::NormalExit) {