diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
index 39295703122..bf199406cea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
@@ -2026,6 +2026,11 @@ void QmakeProFileNode::applyEvaluate(EvalResult *evalResult)
     if (!m_readerExact)
         return;
 
+    if (m_project->asyncUpdateState() == QmakeProject::ShuttingDown) {
+        cleanupProFileReaders();
+        return;
+    }
+
     foreach (const QString &error, evalResult->errors)
         QmakeProject::proFileParseError(error);
 
@@ -2258,6 +2263,11 @@ void QmakeProFileNode::applyEvaluate(EvalResult *evalResult)
 
     updateUiFiles(buildDirectory);
 
+    cleanupProFileReaders();
+}
+
+void QmakeProFileNode::cleanupProFileReaders()
+{
     m_project->destroyProFileReader(m_readerExact);
     m_project->destroyProFileReader(m_readerCumulative);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h
index 2acbce65320..7cf4ba8cb5d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ private:
     void applyEvaluate(Internal::EvalResult *parseResult);
 
     void asyncEvaluate(QFutureInterface<Internal::EvalResult *> &fi, Internal::EvalInput input);
+    void cleanupProFileReaders();
 
     typedef QHash<QmakeVariable, QStringList> QmakeVariablesHash;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
index 6988c902bbd..1ca09a2293e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
@@ -1675,6 +1675,11 @@ ProjectImporter *QmakeProject::createProjectImporter() const
     return new QmakeProjectImporter(projectFilePath().toString());
 }
 
+QmakeProject::AsyncUpdateState QmakeProject::asyncUpdateState() const
+{
+    return m_asyncUpdateState;
+}
+
 } // namespace QmakeProjectManager
 
 #include "qmakeproject.moc"
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
index 103dd6983ac..7959c5242b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ public:
 
     ProjectExplorer::ProjectImporter *createProjectImporter() const;
 
+    enum AsyncUpdateState { Base, AsyncFullUpdatePending, AsyncPartialUpdatePending, AsyncUpdateInProgress, ShuttingDown };
+    AsyncUpdateState asyncUpdateState() const;
+
 signals:
     void proFileUpdated(QmakeProjectManager::QmakeProFileNode *node, bool, bool);
     void buildDirectoryInitialized();
@@ -203,7 +206,6 @@ private:
     QTimer m_asyncUpdateTimer;
     QFutureInterface<void> *m_asyncUpdateFutureInterface;
     int m_pendingEvaluateFuturesCount;
-    enum AsyncUpdateState { Base, AsyncFullUpdatePending, AsyncPartialUpdatePending, AsyncUpdateInProgress, ShuttingDown };
     AsyncUpdateState m_asyncUpdateState;
     bool m_cancelEvaluate;
     QList<QmakeProFileNode *> m_partialEvaluate;