diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
index 22fad39df91..8519d124223 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ QmlProfilerTraceView::QmlProfilerTraceView(QWidget *parent, QmlProfilerViewManag
             break;
         case QmlProfilerModelManager::ClearingData:
             d->m_zoomControl->clear();
+            if (!d->m_suspendedModels.isEmpty())
+                break; // Models are suspended already. AcquiringData was aborted.
             // Fall through
         case QmlProfilerModelManager::AcquiringData:
             // Temporarily remove the models, while we're changing them