diff --git a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
index 9c7140b2021..663e093fb78 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 
 #include "environment.h"
 
-#include "hostosinfo.h"
-
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QProcessEnvironment>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
@@ -99,12 +97,12 @@ QStringList EnvironmentItem::toStringList(const QList<EnvironmentItem> &list)
     return result;
 }
 
-Environment::Environment(const QStringList &env)
+Environment::Environment(const QStringList &env, OsType osType) : m_osType(osType)
 {
     foreach (const QString &s, env) {
         int i = s.indexOf(QLatin1Char('='));
         if (i >= 0) {
-            if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
+            if (m_osType == OsTypeWindows)
                 m_values.insert(s.left(i).toUpper(), s.mid(i+1));
             else
                 m_values.insert(s.left(i), s.mid(i+1));
@@ -136,17 +134,17 @@ QProcessEnvironment Environment::toProcessEnvironment() const
 
 void Environment::set(const QString &key, const QString &value)
 {
-    m_values.insert(HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() ? key.toUpper() : key, value);
+    m_values.insert(m_osType == OsTypeWindows ? key.toUpper() : key, value);
 }
 
 void Environment::unset(const QString &key)
 {
-    m_values.remove(HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() ? key.toUpper() : key);
+    m_values.remove(m_osType == OsTypeWindows ? key.toUpper() : key);
 }
 
 void Environment::appendOrSet(const QString &key, const QString &value, const QString &sep)
 {
-    const QString &_key = HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() ? key.toUpper() : key;
+    const QString &_key = m_osType == OsTypeWindows ? key.toUpper() : key;
     QMap<QString, QString>::iterator it = m_values.find(_key);
     if (it == m_values.end()) {
         m_values.insert(_key, value);
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ void Environment::appendOrSet(const QString &key, const QString &value, const QS
 
 void Environment::prependOrSet(const QString&key, const QString &value, const QString &sep)
 {
-    const QString &_key = HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() ? key.toUpper() : key;
+    const QString &_key = m_osType == OsTypeWindows ? key.toUpper() : key;
     QMap<QString, QString>::iterator it = m_values.find(_key);
     if (it == m_values.end()) {
         m_values.insert(_key, value);
@@ -175,18 +173,18 @@ void Environment::prependOrSet(const QString&key, const QString &value, const QS
 void Environment::appendOrSetPath(const QString &value)
 {
     appendOrSet(QLatin1String("PATH"), QDir::toNativeSeparators(value),
-            QString(HostOsInfo::pathListSeparator()));
+            QString(OsSpecificAspects(m_osType).pathListSeparator()));
 }
 
 void Environment::prependOrSetPath(const QString &value)
 {
     prependOrSet(QLatin1String("PATH"), QDir::toNativeSeparators(value),
-            QString(HostOsInfo::pathListSeparator()));
+            QString(OsSpecificAspects(m_osType).pathListSeparator()));
 }
 
 void Environment::prependOrSetLibrarySearchPath(const QString &value)
 {
-    switch (HostOsInfo::hostOs()) {
+    switch (m_osType) {
     case OsTypeWindows: {
         const QChar sep = QLatin1Char(';');
         const QLatin1String path("PATH");
@@ -243,7 +241,7 @@ QString Environment::searchInPath(const QString &executable,
     QFileInfo fi(exec);
 
     QStringList execs(exec);
-    if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()) {
+    if (m_osType == OsTypeWindows) {
         // Check all the executable extensions on windows:
         // PATHEXT is only used if the executable has no extension
         if (fi.suffix().isEmpty()) {
@@ -283,8 +281,8 @@ QString Environment::searchInPath(const QString &executable,
 
 QStringList Environment::path() const
 {
-    return m_values.value(QLatin1String("PATH")).split(HostOsInfo::pathListSeparator(),
-                                                       QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+    return m_values.value(QLatin1String("PATH"))
+            .split(OsSpecificAspects(m_osType).pathListSeparator(), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
 }
 
 QString Environment::value(const QString &key) const
@@ -398,7 +396,7 @@ bool Environment::hasKey(const QString &key) const
 
 QString Environment::userName() const
 {
-    return value(QLatin1String(HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() ? "USERNAME" : "USER"));
+    return value(QLatin1String(m_osType == OsTypeWindows ? "USERNAME" : "USER"));
 }
 
 bool Environment::operator!=(const Environment &other) const
@@ -408,7 +406,7 @@ bool Environment::operator!=(const Environment &other) const
 
 bool Environment::operator==(const Environment &other) const
 {
-    return m_values == other.m_values;
+    return m_osType == other.m_osType && m_values == other.m_values;
 }
 
 /** Expand environment variables in a string.
@@ -422,7 +420,7 @@ QString Environment::expandVariables(const QString &input) const
 {
     QString result = input;
 
-    if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()) {
+    if (m_osType == OsTypeWindows) {
         for (int vStart = -1, i = 0; i < result.length(); ) {
             if (result.at(i++) == QLatin1Char('%')) {
                 if (vStart > 0) {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/environment.h b/src/libs/utils/environment.h
index 46fd72a88c4..4442be992c3 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/environment.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/environment.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #ifndef UTILS_ENVIRONMENT_H
 #define UTILS_ENVIRONMENT_H
 
+#include "hostosinfo.h"
 #include "utils_global.h"
 
 #include <QMap>
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Environment
 public:
     typedef QMap<QString, QString>::const_iterator const_iterator;
 
-    Environment() {}
-    explicit Environment(const QStringList &env);
+    explicit Environment(OsType osType = HostOsInfo::hostOs()) : m_osType(osType) {}
+    explicit Environment(const QStringList &env, OsType osType = HostOsInfo::hostOs());
     static Environment systemEnvironment();
 
     QStringList toStringList() const;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ public:
 private:
     QString searchInDirectory(const QStringList &execs, QString directory) const;
     QMap<QString, QString> m_values;
+    OsType m_osType;
 };
 
 } // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.cpp
index 92101bed6f9..ba6e1225cc3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader::RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader(RunConfiguration *config, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_stop(false)
+    , m_env(Utils::OsTypeLinux)
     , m_kit(config->target()->kit())
     , m_remoteProcessRunner(0)
 {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ void RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader::remoteProcessFinished(int exitCode)
         QString remoteOutput = QString::fromUtf8(m_remoteProcessRunner->readAllStandardOutput());
         if (!remoteOutput.isEmpty()) {
             m_env = Utils::Environment(remoteOutput.split(QLatin1Char('\n'),
-                QString::SkipEmptyParts));
+                QString::SkipEmptyParts), Utils::OsTypeLinux);
         }
     } else {
         QString errorMsg = tr("Error running remote process: %1")