diff --git a/src/webenginewidgets/api/qwebenginepage.cpp b/src/webenginewidgets/api/qwebenginepage.cpp
index 4c0a7a21ff7125d81316437c69f6529f79cc2041..e1b9a8fe3260f2dfe1c99105912b1b8b2b90b511 100644
--- a/src/webenginewidgets/api/qwebenginepage.cpp
+++ b/src/webenginewidgets/api/qwebenginepage.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ void QWebEnginePagePrivate::authenticationRequired(QSharedPointer<Authentication
 
 void QWebEnginePagePrivate::releaseProfile()
 {
-    qDebug("Release of profile requested but WebEnginePage still not deleted. Expect troubles !");
+    qWarning("Release of profile requested but WebEnginePage still not deleted. Expect troubles !");
     // this is not the way to go, but might avoid the crash if user code does not make any calls to page.
     delete q_ptr->d_ptr.take();
 }