diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index bcafd6c563b..5353589390f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ void GdbEngine::commandTimeout()
             "to a command within %1 seconds. This may been it is stuck "
             "in an endless loop or taking longer than expected to perform "
             "the operation it was reqested.\nYou have a choice of waiting "
-            "longer or abort debugging.").arg(timeOut);
+            "longer or abort debugging.").arg(timeOut / 1000);
         QMessageBox *mb = showMessageBox(QMessageBox::Critical,
             tr("Gdb not responding"), msg, 
             QMessageBox::Ok | QMessageBox::Cancel);