diff --git a/src/plugins/locator/executefilter.cpp b/src/plugins/locator/executefilter.cpp
index d63f57e8cd3cf9a31d8032d3ea95d4342ca17a11..b643fc1081c56dbd55ee02e1449f14ccb4629d0e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/locator/executefilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/locator/executefilter.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ void ExecuteFilter::runHeadCommand()
         m_process->setWorkingDirectory(d.workingDirectory);
         m_process->setCommand(fullPath, d.arguments);
         m_process->start();
+        m_process->closeWriteChannel();
     }
 }