diff --git a/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp b/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
index 409c85f04da..ecea6934cfb 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
@@ -647,8 +647,10 @@ void ProcessArgs::addArgs(QString *args, const QStringList &inArgs)
 bool ProcessArgs::prepareCommand(const CommandLine &cmdLine, QString *outCmd, ProcessArgs *outArgs,
                                  const Environment *env, const FilePath *pwd)
 {
-    const FilePath executable = cmdLine.executable();
+    FilePath executable = cmdLine.executable();
     const QString arguments = cmdLine.arguments();
+    if (env && executable.isRelativePath())
+        executable = env->searchInPath(executable.toString());
     ProcessArgs::SplitError err;
     *outArgs = ProcessArgs::prepareArgs(arguments, &err, executable.osType(), env, pwd);
     if (err == ProcessArgs::SplitOk) {