diff --git a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/dumper.py b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/dumper.py
index cd2f2bb8a25..bee83af8293 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/dumper.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/dumper.py
@@ -792,10 +792,10 @@ def makeExpression(value):
 qqNs = None
 
 def qtNamespace():
+    global qqNs
     if not qqNs is None:
         return qqNs
     try:
-        global qqNs
         str = catchCliOutput("ptype QString::Null")[0]
         # The result looks like:
         # "type = const struct myns::QString::Null {"