diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdbengine.cpp
index a41773d50b6fee773527682cf6e8d0176d1917a1..d7ddb965a0a5ba34c5877a9af37b0308b17e4edd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleResponse(const QByteArray &buff)
     static QTime lastTime;
 
     emit gdbOutputAvailable(_("            "), currentTime());
-    emit gdbOutputAvailable(_("stdout:"), QString::fromLocal8Bit(buff));
+    emit gdbOutputAvailable(_("stdout:"), QString::fromLocal8Bit(buff, buff.length()));
 
 #if 0
     qDebug() // << "#### start response handling #### "