diff --git a/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib.cpp b/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib.cpp
index 0ad639a9cee..86d39afaa9b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ void QCtfLibImpl::writeCtfPacket(QCtfLibImpl::Channel &ch)
 QCtfLibImpl::Channel::~Channel()
 {
     impl->writeCtfPacket(*this);
+    impl->removeChannel(this);
 }
 
 QCtfLibImpl::~QCtfLibImpl()
@@ -266,6 +267,12 @@ QCtfLibImpl::~QCtfLibImpl()
     qDeleteAll(m_eventPrivs);
 }
 
+void QCtfLibImpl::removeChannel(Channel *ch)
+{
+    const QMutexLocker lock(&m_mutex);
+    m_channels.removeOne(ch);
+}
+
 bool QCtfLibImpl::tracepointEnabled(const QCtfTracePointEvent &point)
 {
     if (m_sessionChanged) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib_p.h b/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib_p.h
index ef70fcdd9ac..297d38ee509 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/tracing/qctflib_p.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public:
 private:
     static QCtfLibImpl *s_instance;
     QHash<QString, QCtfTracePointPrivate *> m_eventPrivs;
+    void removeChannel(Channel *ch);
     void updateMetadata(const QCtfTracePointEvent &point);
     void writeMetadata(const QString &metadata, bool overwrite = false);
     void clearLocation();