diff --git a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
index 41d28dcede23514442069f415cbc70f88162fcf5..6e1ec1533bf1c66dcb4094800d1608bca054846c 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ QString Environment::searchInPath(const QStringList &executables,
 
         QFileInfo baseFi(exec);
         if (baseFi.isAbsolute() && baseFi.exists())
-            return QDir::fromNativeSeparators(exec);
+            return exec;
 
         // Check in directories:
         foreach (const QString &dir, additionalDirs) {