diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Target.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Target.java
index 1b241562cfa..ff14266d7b2 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Target.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Target.java
@@ -594,7 +594,11 @@ public class Target  implements ICDITarget {
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDITarget#terminate()
 	 */
 	public void terminate() throws CDIException {
-		session.getMISession().getMIInferior().destroy();
+		try {
+			session.getMISession().getMIInferior().terminate();
+		} catch (MIException e) {
+			throw new MI2CDIException(e);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**