diff --git a/src/tools/debugadapter/debugger/gdbmi/gdbmi.cpp b/src/tools/debugadapter/debugger/gdbmi/gdbmi.cpp
index 58ae617ba..2145d2421 100644
--- a/src/tools/debugadapter/debugger/gdbmi/gdbmi.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/debugadapter/debugger/gdbmi/gdbmi.cpp
@@ -67,14 +67,16 @@ QString parseString(const QString& s, QString::const_iterator& it)
 {
     QString v;
     while (it != s.cend()) {
-        if (*it == '"')
+        if (*it == '"') {
+            ++it;
             break;
+        }
         if (*it == '\\')
             if (++it == s.cend())
                 break;
         v += *it++;
     }
-    ++it;
+
     return v;
 }