diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-server/platform-process-connect/TestPlatformProcessConnect.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-server/platform-process-connect/TestPlatformProcessConnect.py
index 676c154e55d2..227509db3a3f 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-server/platform-process-connect/TestPlatformProcessConnect.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-server/platform-process-connect/TestPlatformProcessConnect.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TestPlatformProcessConnect(gdbremote_testcase.GdbRemoteTestCaseBase):
 
         new_debugger = lldb.SBDebugger.Create()
         new_debugger.SetAsync(False)
-        def del_debugger():
+        def del_debugger(new_debugger=new_debugger):
             del new_debugger
         self.addTearDownHook(del_debugger)