diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp
index 7ce9e7a07f1..19395845b60 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void QmlProfilerEngine::processIsRunning(quint16 port)
 {
     d->m_noDebugOutputTimer.stop();
 
-    if (port > 0)
+    if (port > 0 && mode() != StartQmlRemote)
         emit processRunning(port);
 }