diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
index 746fea4415e..83fd2803ab7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void IosConfigurations::updateAutomaticKitList()
                 //DeviceKitInformation::setDevice(newKit, device);
 
                 Debugger::DebuggerItem debugger;
-                debugger.setCommand(pToolchain->suggestedDebugger()); // use lldbPath() instead?
+                debugger.setCommand(lldbPath());
                 debugger.setEngineType(Debugger::LldbEngineType);
                 debugger.setDisplayName(tr("IOS Debugger"));
                 debugger.setAutoDetected(true);
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosdebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosdebugsupport.cpp
index 6ce8ee49e69..66c3919ecbf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosdebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosdebugsupport.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ RunControl *IosDebugSupport::createDebugRunControl(IosRunConfiguration *runConfi
 
     DebuggerRunControl * const debuggerRunControl
         = DebuggerPlugin::createDebugger(params, runConfig, errorMessage);
-    new IosDebugSupport(runConfig, debuggerRunControl);
+    if (debuggerRunControl)
+        new IosDebugSupport(runConfig, debuggerRunControl);
     return debuggerRunControl;
 }