diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp
index 420e119e741..0626a552533 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp
@@ -992,12 +992,12 @@ IosToolTaskAdapter::IosToolTaskAdapter() {}
 
 void IosToolTaskAdapter::start()
 {
-    task()->m_iosToolHandler = new IosToolHandler(Internal::IosDeviceType(task()->m_deviceType));
-    connect(task()->m_iosToolHandler, &IosToolHandler::finished, this, [this] {
-        task()->m_iosToolHandler->deleteLater();
+    task()->m_iosToolHandler.reset(new IosToolHandler(Internal::IosDeviceType(task()->m_deviceType)));
+    connect(task()->m_iosToolHandler.get(), &IosToolHandler::finished, this, [this] {
+        task()->m_iosToolHandler.release()->deleteLater();
         emit done(Tasking::DoneResult::Success);
     });
-    task()->m_startHandler(task()->m_iosToolHandler);
+    task()->m_startHandler(task()->m_iosToolHandler.get());
 }
 
 } // namespace Ios
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.h b/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.h
index 33d413e3cfc..3f81fded81d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.h
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     friend class IosToolTaskAdapter;
-    IosToolHandler *m_iosToolHandler = nullptr;
+    std::unique_ptr<IosToolHandler> m_iosToolHandler;
     StartHandler m_startHandler;
     Internal::IosDeviceType m_deviceType = Internal::IosDeviceType::IosDevice;
 };