diff --git a/lldb/source/Target/StackFrame.cpp b/lldb/source/Target/StackFrame.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Target/StackFrame.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Target/StackFrame.cpp
@@ -563,7 +563,12 @@
         var_sp = variable_list->FindVariable(method_object_name);
         if (var_sp) {
           separator_idx = 0;
-          var_expr_storage = "->";
+          if (Type *var_type = var_sp->GetType())
+            if (!var_type->GetForwardCompilerType().IsPointerType())
+              var_expr_storage = ".";
+
+          if (var_expr_storage.empty())
+            var_expr_storage = "->";
           var_expr_storage += var_expr;
           var_expr = var_expr_storage;
           synthetically_added_instance_object = true;