diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MISession.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MISession.java
index 8cdd7a324e3..ba803c0b6bf 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MISession.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MISession.java
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ MIPlugin.getDefault().debugLog(number++ + " " + cmd.toString());
 		// Destroy any MI Inferior(Process)
 		inferior.destroy();
 
+		getEventQueue().addItem(new MIExitEvent());
+		
 		// send the exit(-gdb-exit).
 		try {
 			MIGDBExit exit = factory.createMIGDBExit();
@@ -234,8 +236,6 @@ MIPlugin.getDefault().debugLog(number++ + " " + cmd.toString());
 		} catch (MIException e) {
 		}
 
-		getEventQueue().addItem(new MIExitEvent());
-
 		// Close the input GDB prompt
 		try {
 			if (inChannel != null)