diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
index df0c924650..a9ac19fec1 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ VariablesView::VariableTableModel::GetToolTipForTablePath(
 					tipData	+= pieceData;
 				}
 				tipData += "Editable: ";
-				tipData += error == B_OK && location->IsEditable()
+				tipData += error == B_OK && location->IsWritable()
 					? "Yes" : "No";
 				break;
 			}