diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
index 6a3e2b5afcf..84b5f0fffe9 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
@@ -1040,21 +1040,8 @@ class DumperBase:
             return
 
         typeName = str(value.type)
-        innerType = value.type.target().unqualified()
-        innerTypeName = str(innerType)
 
-        goodPointer = False
-        try:
-            target = value.dereference()
-            str(target) # Dummy access.
-            if self.isLldb and target.GetError().Fail():
-                pass
-            else:
-                goodPointer = True
-        except:
-            pass
-
-        if not goodPointer:
+        if self.isBadPointer(value):
             # Failure to dereference a pointer should at least
             # show the value of a pointer.
             self.putValue(self.cleanAddress(value))
@@ -1063,6 +1050,8 @@ class DumperBase:
             return
 
         displayFormat = self.currentItemFormat(value.type)
+        innerType = value.type.target().unqualified()
+        innerTypeName = str(innerType)
 
         if innerTypeName == "void":
             #warn("VOID POINTER: %s" % displayFormat)
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
index 7eae19cbc28..d2196891097 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
@@ -522,6 +522,14 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
         except:
             return None
 
+    def isBadPointer(self, value):
+        try:
+            target = value.dereference()
+            target.is_optimized_out # Access test.
+            return False
+        except:
+            return True
+
     def makeValue(self, typeobj, init):
         typename = "::" + self.stripClassTag(str(typeobj));
         # Avoid malloc symbol clash with QVector.
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
index 21066a53838..40f5dc938ee 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
         #self.warn("  -> %s" % result)
         return result
 
+    def isBadPointer(self, value):
+        target = value.dereference()
+        return target.GetError().Fail()
+
     def makeValue(self, type, *args):
         thread = self.currentThread()
         frame = thread.GetFrameAtIndex(0)