diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettingspage.cpp
index 476a3dae5c1..88c877ccbef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettingspage.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ ClangdSettingsWidget::ClangdSettingsWidget(const ClangdSettings::Data &settingsD
     d->useClangdCheckBox.setChecked(settings.useClangd());
     d->clangdChooser.setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::ExistingCommand);
     d->clangdChooser.setFilePath(settings.clangdFilePath());
+    d->clangdChooser.setAllowPathFromDevice(true);
     d->clangdChooser.setEnabled(d->useClangdCheckBox.isChecked());
     using Priority = ClangdSettings::IndexingPriority;
     for (Priority prio : {Priority::Off, Priority::Background, Priority::Low, Priority::Normal}) {