diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index d7643af772c..1d236b497fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ void TextEditorWidget::indent()
 
 void TextEditorWidget::unindent()
 {
-    setMultiTextCursor(textDocument()->indent(multiTextCursor()));
+    setMultiTextCursor(textDocument()->unindent(multiTextCursor()));
 }
 
 void TextEditorWidget::undo()