diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatemanager.cpp
index 2ed95cebd9b..772b2b2b38d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerstatemanager.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void QmlProfilerStateManager::setCurrentState(QmlProfilerState newState)
 void QmlProfilerStateManager::setClientRecording(bool recording)
 {
 #ifdef _DEBUG_PROFILERSTATE_
-    qDebug() << "Setting client recording flag from" << d->m_serverRecording << "to" << recording;
+    qDebug() << "Setting client recording flag from" << d->m_clientRecording << "to" << recording;
 #endif
     if (d->m_clientRecording != recording) {
         d->m_clientRecording = recording;