diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.cpp
index 434b7550269..55d6fd265e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.cpp
@@ -198,12 +198,10 @@ void TerminalRunner::start()
     m_stubProc->setTerminalMode(HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()
             ? TerminalMode::Suspend : TerminalMode::Debug);
 
-    connect(m_stubProc, &QtcProcess::errorOccurred,
-            this, &TerminalRunner::stubError);
     connect(m_stubProc, &QtcProcess::started,
             this, &TerminalRunner::stubStarted);
-    connect(m_stubProc, &QtcProcess::finished,
-            this, &TerminalRunner::reportDone);
+    connect(m_stubProc, &QtcProcess::done,
+            this, &TerminalRunner::stubDone);
 
     m_stubProc->setEnvironment(stub.environment);
     m_stubProc->setWorkingDirectory(stub.workingDirectory);
@@ -227,9 +225,12 @@ void TerminalRunner::stubStarted()
     reportStarted();
 }
 
-void TerminalRunner::stubError()
+void TerminalRunner::stubDone()
 {
-    reportFailure(m_stubProc->errorString());
+    if (m_stubProc->error() != QProcess::UnknownError)
+        reportFailure(m_stubProc->errorString());
+    if (m_stubProc->error() != QProcess::FailedToStart)
+        reportDone();
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.h b/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.h
index 6534e5983e1..1c316d11ed7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/terminal.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ private:
     void stop() final;
 
     void stubStarted();
-    void stubError();
+    void stubDone();
 
     Utils::QtcProcess *m_stubProc = nullptr;
     std::function<ProjectExplorer::Runnable()> m_stubRunnable;