diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlexpression.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlexpression.cpp
index b70db5ed86e..1e1fbcf4484 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlexpression.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlexpression.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ QQmlExpression::QQmlExpression(QQmlContextData *ctxt, QObject *scope,
 */
 QQmlExpression::~QQmlExpression()
 {
-    clearError();
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmljavascriptexpression.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmljavascriptexpression.cpp
index 17cccc0bbdd..9d4e46e2544 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmljavascriptexpression.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmljavascriptexpression.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ QQmlJavaScriptExpression::~QQmlJavaScriptExpression()
 
     clearActiveGuards();
     clearPermanentGuards();
+    clearError();
     if (m_scopeObject.isT2()) // notify DeleteWatcher of our deletion.
         m_scopeObject.asT2()->_s = 0;