diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdbengine.cpp
index 6889f9b16e91a1f049cde90d55d178fe0c598ea7..09083645474fb71cd8e32d19e5e72e1182e45032 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleResponse(const QByteArray &buff)
             // On Windows, the contents seem to depend on the debugger
             // version and/or OS version used.
             if (data.startsWith("warning:"))
-                qq->showApplicationOutput(data);
+                qq->showApplicationOutput(data.mid(9)); // cut "warning: "
             break;
         }