diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index 19d69766065..f58f9b79e4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -336,8 +336,7 @@ void QMakeStep::startOneCommand(const QString &command, const QString &args)
     pp->resolveAll();
 
     QTC_ASSERT(!m_commandFuture || m_commandFuture->future().isFinished(), return);
-    delete m_commandFuture;
-    m_commandFuture = new QFutureInterface<bool>;
+    m_commandFuture.reset(new QFutureInterface<bool>);
 
     m_commandWatcher.setFuture(m_commandFuture->future());
     AbstractProcessStep::run(*m_commandFuture);
@@ -355,8 +354,7 @@ void QMakeStep::runNextCommand()
             wasSuccess = false; // should not happen
     }
 
-    delete m_commandFuture;
-    m_commandFuture = nullptr;
+    m_commandFuture.reset();
 
     if (!wasSuccess)
         m_nextState = State::POST_PROCESS;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.h
index bc1d969ca68..237e48bb0f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ private:
 
     QFutureInterface<bool> m_inputFuture;
     QFutureWatcher<bool> m_inputWatcher;
-    QFutureInterface<bool> *m_commandFuture = nullptr;
+    std::unique_ptr<QFutureInterface<bool>> m_commandFuture;
     QFutureWatcher<bool> m_commandWatcher;
 
     // last values