diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/commonoptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/commonoptionspage.cpp
index c6d669952566589f609e75891b6757c075281fbc..79364a22d321b6616f733c2fd068c24c6bcf002c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/commonoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/commonoptionspage.cpp
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ void CommonOptionsPage::apply()
 
 void CommonOptionsPage::finish()
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!m_group.isNull(), return; )
-    m_group->finish();
+    if (!m_group.isNull())
+        m_group->finish();
 }
 
 QWidget *CommonOptionsPage::createPage(QWidget *parent)