diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ProcessConsole.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ProcessConsole.java
index 2f619da4c9d..e2fd398e51d 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ProcessConsole.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ProcessConsole.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class ProcessConsole extends IOConsole implements IConsole, IDebugEventSetListener, IPropertyChangeListener {
-	private IProcess fProcess;
+	private final IProcess fProcess;
 
 	private final List<StreamListener> fStreamListeners = new ArrayList<>();