diff --git a/source/creator/creator.c b/source/creator/creator.c
index c28f72881cf..8024356c181 100644
--- a/source/creator/creator.c
+++ b/source/creator/creator.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static void setupArguments(bContext *C, bArgs *ba, SYS_SystemHandle *syshandle)
 #ifdef WITH_FFMPEG
 	BLI_argsAdd(ba, 1, NULL, "--debug-ffmpeg", "\n\tEnable debug messages from FFmpeg library", debug_mode_generic, (void *)G_DEBUG_FFMPEG);
 #endif
-	BLI_argsAdd(ba, 1, NULL, "--debug-python", "\n\tEnable debug messages for python", debug_mode_generic, (void *)G_DEBUG_FFMPEG);
+	BLI_argsAdd(ba, 1, NULL, "--debug-python", "\n\tEnable debug messages for python", debug_mode_generic, (void *)G_DEBUG_PYTHON);
 	BLI_argsAdd(ba, 1, NULL, "--debug-events", "\n\tEnable debug messages for the event system", debug_mode_generic, (void *)G_DEBUG_EVENTS);
 	BLI_argsAdd(ba, 1, NULL, "--debug-wm",     "\n\tEnable debug messages for the window manager", debug_mode_generic, (void *)G_DEBUG_WM);
 	BLI_argsAdd(ba, 1, NULL, "--debug-all",    "\n\tEnable all debug messages (excludes libmv)", debug_mode_generic, (void *)G_DEBUG_ALL);