diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
index 30c9e8409c..04b5b68494 100644
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ TerminalPanel::TerminalPanel(QWidget *parent)
 
 TerminalPanel::~TerminalPanel()
 {
+    // Avoid when QObject cleanup, which comes after our destructor, deletes the konsolePart
+    // and subsequently calls back into our slot when the destructor has already run.
+    disconnect(m_konsolePart, &KParts::ReadOnlyPart::destroyed, this, &TerminalPanel::terminalExited);
 }
 
 void TerminalPanel::goHome()