diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkclient.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkclient.cpp
index da84c40069f..bfd4f97acde 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkclient.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI TryReadFile(HANDLE          hFile,
 {
     COMSTAT comStat;
     if (!ClearCommError(hFile, NULL, &comStat)){
-        logMessage("ClearCommError() failed");
+        qDebug() << "ClearCommError() failed";
         return FALSE;
     }
     if (comStat.cbInQue == 0) {