diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatemanager.cpp
index dd60d33eca9..ee5d6510f27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatemanager.cpp
@@ -111,29 +111,37 @@ void QmlProfilerStateManager::setCurrentState(QmlProfilerState newState)
     case Idle:
         QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppStarting ||
                    d->m_currentState == AppStopped ||
-                   d->m_currentState == AppKilled, /**/);
+                   d->m_currentState == AppKilled,
+                   qDebug() << "from" << stringForState(d->m_currentState));
         break;
     case AppStarting:
-        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == Idle, /**/);
+        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == Idle,
+                   qDebug() << "from" << stringForState(d->m_currentState));
         break;
     case AppRunning:
-        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppStarting, /**/);
+        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppStarting,
+                   qDebug() << "from" << stringForState(d->m_currentState));
         break;
     case AppStopRequested:
-        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppRunning, /**/);
+        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppRunning,
+                   qDebug() << "from" << stringForState(d->m_currentState));
         break;
     case AppReadyToStop:
-        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppStopRequested, /**/);
+        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppStopRequested,
+                   qDebug() << "from" << stringForState(d->m_currentState));
         break;
     case AppStopped:
         QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppReadyToStop ||
-                   d->m_currentState == AppDying, /**/);
+                   d->m_currentState == AppDying,
+                   qDebug() << "from" << stringForState(d->m_currentState));
         break;
     case AppDying:
-        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppRunning, /**/);
+        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppRunning,
+                   qDebug() << "from" << stringForState(d->m_currentState));
         break;
     case AppKilled:
-        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppDying, /**/);
+        QTC_ASSERT(d->m_currentState == AppDying,
+                   qDebug() << "from" << stringForState(d->m_currentState));
     default:
         qDebug() << tr("Switching to unknown state in %1:%2").arg(QString(__FILE__), QString::number(__LINE__));
         break;