diff --git a/src/network/socket/qabstractsocket.cpp b/src/network/socket/qabstractsocket.cpp
index e0e13205fd..bebdf728a7 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qabstractsocket.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qabstractsocket.cpp
@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ bool QAbstractSocket::waitForBytesWritten(int msecs)
         if (readyToWrite) {
             if (d->canWriteNotification()) {
 #if defined (QABSTRACTSOCKET_DEBUG)
-                qDebug("QAbstractSocket::waitForBytesWritten returns \c true");
+                qDebug("QAbstractSocket::waitForBytesWritten returns true");
 #endif
                 return true;
             }