diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
index 02029d700becd39831984c24b62e0174e601ac8b..f228b7635120fb5f54ee5654665451aba94292b4 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ class PlainDumper:
 
 def importPlainDumpers(args):
     if args == "off":
-        gdb.execute("disable pretty-printer .* .*")
+        try:
+            gdb.execute("disable pretty-printer .* .*")
+        except:
+            # Might occur in non-ASCII directories
+            warn("COULD NOT DISABLE PRETTY PRINTERS")
     else:
         theDumper.importPlainDumpers()