diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 86e395181c3222dc18c6bdf5a481c257b41be648..35022865c9d38cf4884f05d82efc58dabc190579 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -4123,7 +4123,7 @@ void GdbEngine::tryLoadDebuggingHelpers()
     if (startParameters().startMode == StartRemote)
         dlopenLib = startParameters().remoteDumperLib.toLocal8Bit();
     else
-        manager()->qtDumperLibraryName().toLocal8Bit();
+        dlopenLib = manager()->qtDumperLibraryName().toLocal8Bit();
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     if (m_dumperInjectionLoad) {
         /// Launch asynchronous remote thread to load.