diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodebugsupport.cpp
index 685b3979dca..fcabd241769 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodebugsupport.cpp
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ void MaemoDebugSupport::handleAdapterSetupRequested()
 void MaemoDebugSupport::handleSshError(const QString &error)
 {
     if (m_state == Debugging) {
-        showMessage(tr("SSH connection error: %1").arg(error),
-            AppError);
+        showMessage(error, AppError);
         if (m_engine)
             m_engine->notifyInferiorIll();
     } else if (m_state != Inactive) {