diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
index 1c9a5771c58..b1c2048dc38 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
             return "%d" % intval
 
     def nativeTypeFields(self, nativeType):
+        if nativeType.code == gdb.TYPE_CODE_TYPEDEF:
+            return self.nativeTypeFields(nativeType.strip_typedefs())
+
         fields = []
         if nativeType.code == gdb.TYPE_CODE_ARRAY:
             # An array.