diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
index 737f7fc17e9..7072506512b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ void QbsBuildSystem::handleQbsParsingDone(bool success)
         m_qbsUpdateFutureInterface->reportCanceled();
     }
 
-    m_qbsProjectParser->deleteLater();
+    m_qbsProjectParser->deleteLaterSafely();
     m_qbsProjectParser = nullptr;
     m_qbsUpdateFutureInterface->reportFinished();
     delete m_qbsUpdateFutureInterface;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectparser.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectparser.h
index 7b793fa5d24..454211b35f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectparser.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectparser.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ public:
     void cancel();
     Utils::Environment environment() const { return m_environment; }
 
+    // FIXME: Why on earth do we not own the FutureInterface?
+    void deleteLaterSafely() { m_fi = nullptr; deleteLater(); }
+
     QbsSession *session() const { return m_session; }
     QJsonObject projectData() const { return m_projectData; }
     ErrorInfo error() const { return m_error; }