diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
index 61de98ed3ce..0d154a1e633 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ def qdump__QDateTime(d, value):
 
 
 def qdump__QDir(d, value):
-    d.putNumChild(1)
+    if not d.isMsvcTarget():
+        d.putNumChild(1)
     privAddress = d.extractPointer(value)
     bit32 = d.ptrSize() == 4
     qt5 = d.qtVersion() >= 0x050000
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ def qdump__QDir(d, value):
         absoluteDirEntryOffset = dirEntryOffset + fileSystemEntrySize
 
     d.putStringValue(privAddress + dirEntryOffset)
-    if d.isExpanded():
+    if d.isExpanded() and not d.isMsvcTarget():
         with Children(d):
             ns = d.qtNamespace()
             d.call('int', value, 'count')  # Fill cache.