diff --git a/devtools/gradle/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusDev.java b/devtools/gradle/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusDev.java
index e8e5c6638a624..88c83c171fa33 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusDev.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusDev.java
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ private QuarkusDevModeLauncher newLauncher() throws Exception {
                 .buildDir(getBuildDir())
                 .outputDir(getBuildDir())
                 .debug(System.getProperty("debug"))
-                .debug(System.getProperty("debugHost"))
+                .debugHost(System.getProperty("debugHost"))
                 .suspend(System.getProperty("suspend"));
 
         if (getJvmArgs() != null) {