diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggersourcepathmappingwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggersourcepathmappingwidget.cpp
index 67915d8cfad..4d53e55f2d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggersourcepathmappingwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggersourcepathmappingwidget.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ SourcePathMap SourcePathMappingModel::sourcePathMap() const
 bool SourcePathMappingModel::isNewPlaceHolder(const Mapping &m) const
 {
     const QLatin1Char lessThan('<');
-    const QLatin1Char greaterThan('<');
+    const QLatin1Char greaterThan('>');
     return m.first.isEmpty() || m.first.startsWith(lessThan)
            || m.first.endsWith(greaterThan)
            || m.first == m_newSourcePlaceHolder