diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_gdb.cpp b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_gdb.cpp
index 5c15165121d..dfa14e1285e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_gdb.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_gdb.cpp
@@ -3616,6 +3616,7 @@ void breaker() {}
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    char *x = argv[0];
     #ifdef QT_GUI_LIB
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
     #else