diff --git a/testsrunner/org.eclipse.cdt.testsrunner.boost/src/org/eclipse/cdt/testsrunner/internal/boost/BoostTestsRunnerProvider.java b/testsrunner/org.eclipse.cdt.testsrunner.boost/src/org/eclipse/cdt/testsrunner/internal/boost/BoostTestsRunnerProvider.java
index 46ce1b09ccd..008bbb0b962 100644
--- a/testsrunner/org.eclipse.cdt.testsrunner.boost/src/org/eclipse/cdt/testsrunner/internal/boost/BoostTestsRunnerProvider.java
+++ b/testsrunner/org.eclipse.cdt.testsrunner.boost/src/org/eclipse/cdt/testsrunner/internal/boost/BoostTestsRunnerProvider.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class BoostTestsRunnerProvider implements ITestsRunnerProvider {
 	@Override
 	public String[] getAdditionalLaunchParameters(String[][] testPaths) throws TestingException {
 		final String[] boostParameters = {
-			"--output_format=xml", //$NON-NLS-1$
+			"--output_format=XML", //$NON-NLS-1$
 			"--log_level=all", //$NON-NLS-1$
 			"--report_level=no" //$NON-NLS-1$
 		};