diff --git a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/dumper.py b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/dumper.py
index 7b1cb9a0a0d..79402c00f48 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/dumper.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/dumper.py
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ class Dumper:
                         # Anonymous union. We need a dummy name to distinguish
                         # multiple anonymous unions in the struct.
                         anonNumber += 1
-                        self.listAnonymous(item, "#%d" % anonNumber, type)
+                        self.listAnonymous(item, "#%d" % anonNumber, field.type)
                     else:
                         # Named field.
                         self.beginHash()
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py
index 35e94a0946a..6f93b10487b 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py
@@ -558,8 +558,8 @@ def qdump__QObject(d, item):
     #warn("OBJECT: %s " % item.value)
     staticMetaObject = item.value["staticMetaObject"]
     #warn("SMO: %s " % staticMetaObject)
-    privateType = gdb.lookup_type(d.ns + "QObjectPrivate")
-    d_ptr = item.value["d_ptr"]["d"].dereference().cast(privateType)
+    privateType = gdb.lookup_type(d.ns + "QObjectPrivate").pointer()
+    d_ptr = item.value["d_ptr"]["d"].cast(privateType).dereference()
     #warn("D_PTR: %s " % d_ptr)
     objectName = d_ptr["objectName"]
     #warn("OBJECTNAME: %s " % objectName)