diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.cpp
index 0a50cc2c61a..d43fd32209a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ void DebuggerItem::reinitializeFromFile()
         m_engineType = NoEngineType;
         return;
     }
+    m_abis.clear();
     QByteArray ba = proc.readAll();
     if (ba.contains("gdb")) {
         m_engineType = GdbEngineType;