diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmljsdebugger/qmljsdebugger-lib.pri b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmljsdebugger/qmljsdebugger-lib.pri
index b3bf465d35a..a429c04bf33 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmljsdebugger/qmljsdebugger-lib.pri
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmljsdebugger/qmljsdebugger-lib.pri
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@ symbian {
 }
 LIBS += -L$$PWD -l$$LIBNAME
 
+symbian {
+    # Work around bug in gcce toolchain (QTCREATORBUG-5589)
+    LIBS += -lusrt2_2.lib
+}
+
 DEFINES += QMLJSDEBUGGER