diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
index 450a2536d13..e9c5835e0cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
@@ -559,13 +559,13 @@ void QmlProfilerTool::startTool(StartMode mode)
 void QmlProfilerTool::logStatus(const QString &msg)
 {
     MessageManager *messageManager = MessageManager::instance();
-    messageManager->printToOutputPane(msg, false);
+    messageManager->printToOutputPane(msg, Core::MessageManager::Flash);
 }
 
 void QmlProfilerTool::logError(const QString &msg)
 {
     MessageManager *messageManager = MessageManager::instance();
-    messageManager->printToOutputPane(msg, true);
+    messageManager->printToOutputPane(msg, Core::MessageManager::NoModeSwitch);
 }
 
 void QmlProfilerTool::showErrorDialog(const QString &error)