diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index a50c319af921f4015afb4d0e1cb41ebc09b4d114..270f75ab11dd415554ea325b943142e8d335272b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@ void QmlEnginePrivate::handleFrame(const QVariantMap &response)
 
     StackHandler *stackHandler = engine->stackHandler();
     WatchHandler * watchHandler = engine->watchHandler();
-    watchHandler->notifyUpdateStarted();
+    watchHandler->notifyUpdateStarted({"local"});
 
     const int frameIndex = stackHandler->currentIndex();
     if (frameIndex < 0)