diff --git a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.cpp b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.cpp
index b77e90258f1..1a2bb67f548 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.cpp
@@ -2310,9 +2310,9 @@ static void qDumpStdWString(QDumper &d)
         qCheckAccess(str.c_str() + str.size() - 1);
     }
 
-    d << "value='";
+    d << ",value=\"";
     d.putBase64Encoded((const char *)str.c_str(), str.size() * sizeof(wchar_t));
-    d << "'";
+    d << "\"";
     P(d, "valueencoded", (sizeof(wchar_t) == 2 ? "2" : "3"));
     P(d, "type", "std::wstring");
     P(d, "numchild", "0");