diff --git a/src/libs/utils/smallstringio.h b/src/libs/utils/smallstringio.h
index 8dabbcc4d01..e212fc85672 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/smallstringio.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/smallstringio.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ QDebug &operator<<(QDebug &debug, const String &string)
 {
     using QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(operator<<);
 
-    debug.nospace() << "\"" << string.data() << "\"";
+    debug.nospace().quote() << QByteArray::fromRawData(string.data(), int(string.size()));
 
     return debug;
 }