diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
index 35fa8f6a962..ae20b57ada8 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ class CliDumper(Dumper):
 
         args = {}
         args['fancy'] = 1
-        args['passexception'] = 1
+        args['passexceptions'] = 1
         args['autoderef'] = 1
         args['qobjectnames'] = 1
         args['varlist'] = name