diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprofilemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprofilemanager.cpp
index 41810655c3a..7909de1981e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprofilemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprofilemanager.cpp
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ QString QbsProfileManager::profileNameForKit(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit)
 
 QString QbsProfileManager::runQbsConfig(QbsConfigOp op, const QString &key, const QVariant &value)
 {
-    Utils::QtcProcess qbsConfig;
-    QStringList args("config");
+    QStringList args;
     if (QbsSettings::useCreatorSettingsDirForQbs())
         args << "--settings-dir" << QbsSettings::qbsSettingsBaseDir();
     switch (op) {
@@ -242,10 +241,11 @@ QString QbsProfileManager::runQbsConfig(QbsConfigOp op, const QString &key, cons
         break;
     }
     }
-    const Utils::FilePath qbsExe = QbsSettings::qbsExecutableFilePath();
-    if (qbsExe.isEmpty() || !qbsExe.exists())
+    const Utils::FilePath qbsConfigExe = QbsSettings::qbsConfigFilePath();
+    if (qbsConfigExe.isEmpty() || !qbsConfigExe.exists())
         return {};
-    qbsConfig.setCommand({qbsExe, args});
+    Utils::QtcProcess qbsConfig;
+    qbsConfig.setCommand({qbsConfigExe, args});
     qbsConfig.start();
     if (!qbsConfig.waitForStarted(3000) || !qbsConfig.waitForFinished(5000)) {
         Core::MessageManager::writeFlashing(
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssettings.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssettings.cpp
index 010fad3f73e..55619f73f28 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssettings.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ FilePath QbsSettings::qbsExecutableFilePath()
     return candidate;
 }
 
+FilePath QbsSettings::qbsConfigFilePath()
+{
+    const FilePath qbsExe = qbsExecutableFilePath();
+    if (!qbsExe.isExecutableFile())
+        return {};
+    const FilePath qbsConfig = qbsExe.absolutePath().pathAppended("qbs-config")
+            .withExecutableSuffix();
+    if (!qbsConfig.isExecutableFile())
+        return {};
+    return qbsConfig;
+}
+
 QString QbsSettings::defaultInstallDirTemplate()
 {
     return instance().m_settings.defaultInstallDirTemplate;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssettings.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssettings.h
index fef663e2063..dd908029e62 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbssettings.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
     static QbsSettings &instance();
 
     static Utils::FilePath qbsExecutableFilePath();
+    static Utils::FilePath qbsConfigFilePath();
     static bool hasQbsExecutable();
     static QString defaultInstallDirTemplate();
     static bool useCreatorSettingsDirForQbs();