diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
index 3cd6cf6ce1d2bd6bf1739b3b3175e41ae6087aaa..3672a3bf61eecf9224fed0aae66a7141c1da26b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void AppOutputPane::createNewOutputWindow(RunControl *rc)
     connect(rc, SIGNAL(started()),
             this, SLOT(runControlStarted()));
     connect(rc, SIGNAL(finished()),
-            this, SLOT(runControlFinished()));
+            this, SLOT(runControlFinished()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
     connect(rc, SIGNAL(applicationProcessHandleChanged()),
             this, SLOT(enableButtons()));
     connect(rc, SIGNAL(appendMessage(ProjectExplorer::RunControl*,QString,Utils::OutputFormat)),
@@ -452,11 +452,7 @@ bool AppOutputPane::closeTab(int tabIndex, CloseTabMode closeTabMode)
     }
 
     m_tabWidget->removeTab(tabIndex);
-    if (tab.asyncClosing) { // We were invoked from its finished() signal.
-        tab.runControl->deleteLater();
-    } else {
-        delete tab.runControl;
-    }
+    delete tab.runControl;
     delete tab.window;
     m_runControlTabs.removeAt(index);
     updateCloseActions();