diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/sessionmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/sessionmodel.cpp
index ffb811983a7..0d5456e86d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/sessionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/sessionmodel.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void SessionModel::deleteSession(const QString &session)
 void SessionModel::renameSession(const QString &session)
 {
     runNewSessionDialog(session, [session](const QString &newName) {
-        SessionManager::cloneSession(session, newName);
+        SessionManager::renameSession(session, newName);
     });
 }