diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/gdbmihelpers.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/gdbmihelpers.cpp
index 0fc845869e5..17ac20790bd 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/gdbmihelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/gdbmihelpers.cpp
@@ -580,12 +580,12 @@ std::string gdbmiRegisters(CIDebugRegisters *regs,
     return str.str();
 }
 
-std::string memoryToBase64(CIDebugDataSpaces *ds, ULONG64 address, ULONG length,
+std::string memoryToHex(CIDebugDataSpaces *ds, ULONG64 address, ULONG length,
                            std::string *errorMessage /* = 0 */)
 {
     if (const unsigned char *buffer = SymbolGroupValue::readMemory(ds, address, length, errorMessage)) {
         std::ostringstream str;
-        base64Encode(str, buffer, length);
+        hexEncode(str, buffer, length);
         delete [] buffer;
         return str.str();
     }
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/gdbmihelpers.h b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/gdbmihelpers.h
index c4af590bfe9..7b313bbf59b 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/gdbmihelpers.h
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/gdbmihelpers.h
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ std::string gdbmiRegisters(CIDebugRegisters *regs,
                            unsigned flags,
                            std::string *errorMessage);
 
-std::string memoryToBase64(CIDebugDataSpaces *ds, ULONG64 address, ULONG length,
-                           std::string *errorMessage = 0);
+std::string memoryToHex(CIDebugDataSpaces *ds, ULONG64 address, ULONG length,
+                        std::string *errorMessage = 0);
 std::wstring memoryToHexW(CIDebugDataSpaces *ds, ULONG64 address, ULONG length,
                           std::string *errorMessage = 0);
 // Stack helpers
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp
index 0f0aea6e07d..b5ef6f5cbe6 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ extern "C" HRESULT CALLBACK help(CIDebugClient *, PCSTR)
 }
 
 // Extension command 'memory':
-// Display memory as base64
+// Display memory as hex
 
 extern "C" HRESULT CALLBACK memory(CIDebugClient *Client, PCSTR argsIn)
 {
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ extern "C" HRESULT CALLBACK memory(CIDebugClient *Client, PCSTR argsIn)
     if (tokens.size()  == 2
             && integerFromString(tokens.front(), &address)
             && integerFromString(tokens.at(1), &length)) {
-        memory = memoryToBase64(exc.dataSpaces(), address, length, &errorMessage);
+        memory = memoryToHex(exc.dataSpaces(), address, length, &errorMessage);
     } else {
         errorMessage = singleLineUsage(commandDescriptions[CmdMemory]);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
index 327bff8d213..736cb963ff0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ void CdbEngine::postFetchMemory(const MemoryViewCookie &cookie)
     cmd.args = QLatin1String(args);
     cmd.callback = [this, cookie](const DebuggerResponse &response) {
         if (response.resultClass == ResultDone && cookie.agent) {
-            const QByteArray data = QByteArray::fromBase64(response.data.data());
+            const QByteArray data = QByteArray::fromHex(response.data.data());
             if (unsigned(data.size()) == cookie.length)
                 cookie.agent->addLazyData(cookie.editorToken, cookie.address, data);
         } else {