diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.cpp
index f3861f6138fe924a81a81ff8cc07755fba6f3465..74a714599630725004f8dc329a9b7e52cfb9096f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.cpp
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ void TrkGdbAdapter::sendTrkAck(trk::byte token)
 void TrkGdbAdapter::handleTrkError(const QString &msg)
 {
     logMessage("## TRK ERROR: " + msg);
+    emit adapterCrashed("TRK problem encountered:\n" + msg);
 }
 
 void TrkGdbAdapter::handleTrkResult(const TrkResult &result)