diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 5b4254b271919160d45dd506376426c6f7db715d..2ea766bf738352b6a49f6439b68957774e96ed51 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -355,17 +355,19 @@ QWidget *DebuggingHelperOptionPage::createPage(QWidget *parent)
         this, SLOT(updateState()));
 
     m_group.clear();
-#ifdef QT_DEBUG
     m_group.insert(theDebuggerAction(UseDebuggingHelpers),
         m_ui.checkBoxUseDebuggingHelpers);
-#endif
     m_group.insert(theDebuggerAction(UseCustomDebuggingHelperLocation),
         m_ui.checkBoxUseCustomDebuggingHelperLocation);
     m_group.insert(theDebuggerAction(CustomDebuggingHelperLocation),
         m_ui.dumperLocationChooser);
 
+#ifdef QT_DEBUG
     m_group.insert(theDebuggerAction(DebugDebuggingHelpers),
         m_ui.checkBoxDebugDebuggingHelpers);
+#else
+    m_ui.checkBoxDebugDebuggingHelpers->hide();
+#endif
 
     m_ui.dumperLocationChooser->
         setEnabled(theDebuggerAction(UseCustomDebuggingHelperLocation)->value().toBool());