diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
index 57a7ed57d07..ed94f51ad36 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
@@ -1064,6 +1064,7 @@ def qdump__QRegExp(d, value):
     privAddress = d.extractPointer(value)
     (eng, pattern) = d.split('p{QString}', privAddress)
     d.putStringValue(pattern)
+    d.putNumChild(1)
     if d.isExpanded():
         with Children(d):
             d.call('void', value, 'capturedTexts') # Warm up internal cache.
diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
index 851f0d44ecc..1c4f3cb808f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
@@ -2755,6 +2755,7 @@ void tst_Dumpers::dumper_data()
                     "int pos1 = re.indexIn(str1); unused(&pos1);\n"
                     "int pos2 = re.indexIn(str2); unused(&pos2);\n")
                + CoreProfile()
+               + UseDebugImage()
                + Check("re", "\"a(.*)b(.*)c\"", "@QRegExp")
                + Check("re.captures.0", "[0]", "\"a1121b344c\"", "@QString")
                + Check("re.captures.1", "[1]", "\"1121\"", "@QString")