diff --git a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
index 83dbc51587f..affce626254 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ bool PathChooser::validatePath(const QString &path, QString *errorMessage)
     case PathChooser::ExistingCommand:
         if (!fi.isFile() || !fi.isExecutable()) {
             if (errorMessage)
-                *errorMessage = tr("The path <b>%1</b> is not a executable file.").arg(QDir::toNativeSeparators(expandedPath));
+                *errorMessage = tr("The path <b>%1</b> is not an executable file.").arg(QDir::toNativeSeparators(expandedPath));
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
index 81ed9e2032d..635f7b774ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ bool BaseQtVersion::queryQMakeVariables(const FileName &binary, const Environmen
 
     const QFileInfo qmake = binary.toFileInfo();
     if (!qmake.exists() || !qmake.isExecutable() || qmake.isDir()) {
-        *error = QCoreApplication::translate("QtVersion", "qmake '%1' is not an executable").arg(binary.toUserOutput());
+        *error = QCoreApplication::translate("QtVersion", "qmake '%1' is not an executable.").arg(binary.toUserOutput());
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/customexecutablerunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qtsupport/customexecutablerunconfiguration.h
index bf2f35cce22..9175977141b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/customexecutablerunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/customexecutablerunconfiguration.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
      */
     QString executable() const;
 
-    /** Returns whether this runconfiguration ever was configured with a executable
+    /** Returns whether this runconfiguration ever was configured with an executable
      */
     bool isConfigured() const;