diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptionspage.cpp
index cb659fea5ed..2459776b39c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptionspage.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public:
     void setAddToPath(bool addToPath);
     bool addToPath() const;
     void writeToSettings() const;
+    void setRelativePathModifier(const QString &path);
 
     QWidget *widget();
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ private:
     const QString m_settingsKey;
 
     QString m_path;
+    QString m_relativePathModifier; // relative path to m_path to be returned by path()
     QUrl m_downloadUrl;
     QString m_environmentVariableName;
     bool m_addToPath = false;
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ PackageOptions::PackageOptions(const QString &label, const QString &defaultPath,
 
 QString PackageOptions::path() const
 {
-    return m_fileChooser->path();
+    return QFileInfo(m_fileChooser->path() + m_relativePathModifier).absoluteFilePath();
 }
 
 QString PackageOptions::label() const
@@ -220,6 +222,11 @@ void PackageOptions::writeToSettings() const
     s->endGroup();
 }
 
+void PackageOptions::setRelativePathModifier(const QString &path)
+{
+    m_relativePathModifier = path;
+}
+
 void PackageOptions::updateStatus()
 {
     m_path = m_fileChooser->rawPath();