diff --git a/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshconnection.cpp b/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshconnection.cpp
index 6a712817edb..0efdd0091e6 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshconnection.cpp
@@ -620,6 +620,8 @@ void SshConnectionPrivate::sendKeepAlivePacket()
 
 void SshConnectionPrivate::connectToHost()
 {
+    QTC_ASSERT(m_state == SocketUnconnected, return);
+
     m_incomingData.clear();
     m_incomingPacket.reset();
     m_sendFacility.reset();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.cpp b/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.cpp
index 0d5fa24e932..6a751cc37e7 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ void SshRemoteProcessRunnerPrivate::run(const QByteArray &command)
     } else {
         connect(m_connection.data(), SIGNAL(connected()),
             SLOT(handleConnected()));
-        m_connection->connectToHost();
+        if (m_connection->state() == SshConnection::Unconnected)
+            m_connection->connectToHost();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbprocess.cpp
index f32af660e01..124e43f620d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbprocess.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ void RemoteGdbProcess::realStart(const QString &cmd, const QStringList &args,
         handleConnected();
     } else {
         connect(m_conn.data(), SIGNAL(connected()), this, SLOT(handleConnected()));
-        m_conn->connectToHost();
+        if (m_conn->state() == SshConnection::Unconnected)
+            m_conn->connectToHost();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractmaemodeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractmaemodeploystep.cpp
index e305bdc7195..32755502450 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractmaemodeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractmaemodeploystep.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ void AbstractMaemoDeployStep::connectToDevice()
         connect(m_connection.data(), SIGNAL(connected()), this,
             SLOT(handleConnected()));
         writeOutput(tr("Connecting to device..."));
-        m_connection->connectToHost();
+        if (m_connection->state() == SshConnection::Unconnected)
+            m_connection->connectToHost();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxapplicationrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxapplicationrunner.cpp
index 57ecf01e0ad..340f4154bbf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxapplicationrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxapplicationrunner.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ void RemoteLinuxApplicationRunner::start()
         handleConnected();
     } else {
         emit reportProgress(tr("Connecting to device..."));
-        m_connection->connectToHost();
+        if (m_connection->state() == Utils::SshConnection::Unconnected)
+            m_connection->connectToHost();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrind/valgrindprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrind/valgrindprocess.cpp
index 2be53c433ad..b2da5551f2c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrind/valgrindprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrind/valgrindprocess.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ void RemoteValgrindProcess::run(const QString &valgrindExecutable, const QString
                 this, SLOT(connected()));
         connect(m_connection.data(), SIGNAL(error(Utils::SshError)),
                 this, SLOT(error(Utils::SshError)));
-        m_connection->connectToHost();
+        if (m_connection->state() == Utils::SshConnection::Unconnected)
+            m_connection->connectToHost();
     } else {
         connected();
     }