diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilermodelmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilermodelmanager.cpp
index e004d229a26..4c933040e64 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilermodelmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilermodelmanager.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void QmlProfilerModelManager::save(const QString &filename)
             writer->saveQtd(file);
         else
             writer->saveQzt(file);
-        delete writer;
+        writer->deleteLater();
         file->deleteLater();
     });