diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlcppengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlcppengine.cpp
index a532abe7dde..458061e0809 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlcppengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlcppengine.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ void QmlCppEngine::shutdownInferior()
 void QmlCppEngine::shutdownEngine()
 {
     EDEBUG("\nMASTER SHUTDOWN ENGINE");
+    m_qmlEngine->shutdownSlaveEngine();
     m_cppEngine->shutdownSlaveEngine();
 }