diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/consolewindow.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/consolewindow.cpp
index 5a1376787ba422c2be5c1148d3b385feae246b1c..37a270db35d05e0a31f6e09731ebf014c7dbaf7f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/consolewindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/consolewindow.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static QChar charForChannel(int channel)
     }
 }
 
-static LogChannel channelForChar(QChar c)
+static int channelForChar(QChar c)
 {
     switch (c.unicode()) {
         case 'd': return LogDebug;