diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 0c6a321c714..4f67ee8105a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -722,8 +722,7 @@ bool FileUtils::copyRecursively(
 bool FileUtils::copyIfDifferent(const FilePath &srcFilePath, const FilePath &tgtFilePath)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(srcFilePath.exists(), return false);
-    QTC_ASSERT(srcFilePath.scheme() == tgtFilePath.scheme(), return false);
-    QTC_ASSERT(srcFilePath.host() == tgtFilePath.host(), return false);
+    QTC_ASSERT(srcFilePath.isSameDevice(tgtFilePath), return false);
 
     if (tgtFilePath.exists()) {
         const QDateTime srcModified = srcFilePath.lastModified();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/process.cpp b/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
index 5f8e3612f7f..8721d6c4214 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ FilePath Process::workingDirectory() const
 void Process::setWorkingDirectory(const FilePath &dir)
 {
     if (dir.needsDevice() && d->m_setup.m_commandLine.executable().needsDevice()) {
-        QTC_CHECK(dir.host() == d->m_setup.m_commandLine.executable().host());
+        QTC_CHECK(dir.isSameDevice(d->m_setup.m_commandLine.executable()));
     }
     d->m_setup.m_workingDirectory = dir;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp
index 1455cbf88b9..f38eb2c628f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprocess.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void CMakeProcess::run(const BuildDirParameters &parameters, const QStringList &
     }
 
     if (buildDirectory.needsDevice()) {
-        if (cmake->cmakeExecutable().host() != buildDirectory.host()) {
+        if (!cmake->cmakeExecutable().isSameDevice(buildDirectory)) {
             const QString msg = ::CMakeProjectManager::Tr::tr(
                   "CMake executable \"%1\" and build directory \"%2\" must be on the same device.")
                     .arg(cmake->cmakeExecutable().toUserOutput(), buildDirectory.toUserOutput());