diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
index 543ad8f8190..93a2d69aada 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
@@ -1030,39 +1030,37 @@ RunControl *DebuggerEnginePrivate::runControl() const
 
 void DebuggerEngine::notifyEngineIll()
 {
-    runControl()->initiateStop();
-    return;
 //#ifdef WITH_BENCHMARK
 //    CALLGRIND_STOP_INSTRUMENTATION;
 //    CALLGRIND_DUMP_STATS;
 //#endif
-//    showMessage("NOTE: ENGINE ILL ******");
-//    runTool()->startDying();
-//    d->m_lastGoodState = d->m_state;
-//    switch (state()) {
-//        case InferiorRunRequested:
-//        case InferiorRunOk:
-//            // The engine does not look overly ill right now, so attempt to
-//            // properly interrupt at least once. If that fails, we are on the
-//            // shutdown path due to d->m_targetState anyways.
-//            setState(InferiorStopRequested, true);
-//            showMessage("ATTEMPT TO INTERRUPT INFERIOR");
-//            interruptInferior();
-//            break;
-//        case InferiorStopRequested:
-//            notifyInferiorStopFailed();
-//            break;
-//        case InferiorStopOk:
-//            showMessage("FORWARDING STATE TO InferiorShutdownFailed");
-//            setState(InferiorShutdownFailed, true);
-//            if (isMasterEngine())
-//                d->queueShutdownEngine();
-//            break;
-//        default:
-//            if (isMasterEngine())
-//                d->queueShutdownEngine();
-//            break;
-//    }
+    showMessage("NOTE: ENGINE ILL ******");
+    runTool()->startDying();
+    d->m_lastGoodState = d->m_state;
+    switch (state()) {
+        case InferiorRunRequested:
+        case InferiorRunOk:
+            // The engine does not look overly ill right now, so attempt to
+            // properly interrupt at least once. If that fails, we are on the
+            // shutdown path due to d->m_targetState anyways.
+            setState(InferiorStopRequested, true);
+            showMessage("ATTEMPT TO INTERRUPT INFERIOR");
+            interruptInferior();
+            break;
+        case InferiorStopRequested:
+            notifyInferiorStopFailed();
+            break;
+        case InferiorStopOk:
+            showMessage("FORWARDING STATE TO InferiorShutdownFailed");
+            setState(InferiorShutdownFailed, true);
+            if (isMasterEngine())
+                d->queueShutdownEngine();
+            break;
+        default:
+            if (isMasterEngine())
+                d->queueShutdownEngine();
+            break;
+    }
 }
 
 void DebuggerEngine::notifyEngineSpontaneousShutdown()