diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/breakhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/breakhandler.cpp
index e30f64904e6..df378bdeea1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/breakhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/breakhandler.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ void BreakHandler::saveBreakpoints()
             map.insert(_("condition"), data.condition);
         if (data.ignoreCount)
             map.insert(_("ignorecount"), data.ignoreCount);
-        if (data.threadSpec)
+        if (data.threadSpec >= 0)
             map.insert(_("threadspec"), data.threadSpec);
         if (!data.enabled)
             map.insert(_("disabled"), _("1"));