diff --git a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfconfigwidget.cpp
index 97d5ed752de..8fcc50a8042 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -149,11 +149,8 @@ void PerfConfigWidget::setTarget(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
         return;
     }
 
-    connect(m_process.get(), &QtcProcess::finished,
-            this, &PerfConfigWidget::handleProcessFinished);
-
-    connect(m_process.get(), &QtcProcess::errorOccurred,
-            this, &PerfConfigWidget::handleProcessError);
+    connect(m_process.get(), &QtcProcess::done,
+            this, &PerfConfigWidget::handleProcessDone);
 
     useTracePointsButton->setEnabled(true);
 }
@@ -182,8 +179,15 @@ void PerfConfigWidget::readTracePoints()
     }
 }
 
-void PerfConfigWidget::handleProcessFinished()
+void PerfConfigWidget::handleProcessDone()
 {
+    if (m_process->error() == QProcess::FailedToStart) {
+        Core::AsynchronousMessageBox::warning(
+                    tr("Cannot List Trace Points"),
+                    tr("\"perf probe -l\" failed to start. Is perf installed?"));
+        useTracePointsButton->setEnabled(true);
+        return;
+    }
     const QList<QByteArray> lines =
             m_process->readAllStandardOutput().append(m_process->readAllStandardError())
             .split('\n');
@@ -220,16 +224,6 @@ void PerfConfigWidget::handleProcessFinished()
     useTracePointsButton->setEnabled(true);
 }
 
-void PerfConfigWidget::handleProcessError(QProcess::ProcessError error)
-{
-    if (error == QProcess::FailedToStart) {
-        Core::AsynchronousMessageBox::warning(
-                    tr("Cannot List Trace Points"),
-                    tr("\"perf probe -l\" failed to start. Is perf installed?"));
-        useTracePointsButton->setEnabled(true);
-    }
-}
-
 QWidget *SettingsDelegate::createEditor(QWidget *parent, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
                                         const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfconfigwidget.h b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfconfigwidget.h
index 4f6c5c5602b..bac4993dec1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfconfigwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfconfigwidget.h
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ private:
     void apply() final;
 
     void readTracePoints();
-    void handleProcessFinished();
-    void handleProcessError(QProcess::ProcessError error);
+    void handleProcessDone();
 
     PerfSettings *m_settings;
     std::unique_ptr<Utils::QtcProcess> m_process;