diff --git a/qbs/imports/QtcTool.qbs b/qbs/imports/QtcTool.qbs
index 9000f76b1e2..4870a65815a 100644
--- a/qbs/imports/QtcTool.qbs
+++ b/qbs/imports/QtcTool.qbs
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-import qbs 1.0
+import qbs
+import qbs.FileInfo
 
 QtcProduct {
     type: "application" // no Mac app bundle
     installDir:  project.ide_libexec_path
 
-    cpp.rpaths: qbs.targetOS.contains("osx")
-            ? ["@executable_path/../" + project.ide_library_path]
-            : ["$ORIGIN/../" + project.ide_library_path]
+    cpp.rpaths: {
+        var relativePathToLibs
+                = FileInfo.relativePath(project.ide_libexec_path, project.ide_library_path);
+        var relativePathToPlugins
+                = FileInfo.relativePath(project.ide_libexec_path, project.ide_plugin_path);
+        var prefix = qbs.targetOS.contains("osx") ? "@executable_path" : "$ORIGIN";
+        return [
+            FileInfo.joinPaths(prefix, relativePathToLibs),
+            FileInfo.joinPaths(prefix, relativePathToPlugins)
+        ];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpaster/frontend/frontend.qbs b/src/plugins/cpaster/frontend/frontend.qbs
index d42265ad574..552ac573751 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpaster/frontend/frontend.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/cpaster/frontend/frontend.qbs
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ QtcTool {
     Depends { name: "Core" }
     Depends { name: "CppTools" }
 
-    cpp.rpaths: [
-        "$ORIGIN/../" + project.libDirName + "/qtcreator",
-        "$ORIGIN/../" + project.libDirName + "/qtcreator/plugins",
-    ]
-
     Group {
         name: "Frontend Sources"
         files: [
diff --git a/src/qtcreatortool.pri b/src/qtcreatortool.pri
index 3fb262ad1d8..2d33df626cd 100644
--- a/src/qtcreatortool.pri
+++ b/src/qtcreatortool.pri
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 include(../qtcreator.pri)
-include(rpath.pri)
 
 TEMPLATE = app
 
@@ -7,5 +6,15 @@ CONFIG += console
 CONFIG -= app_bundle
 
 DESTDIR = $$IDE_LIBEXEC_PATH
+REL_PATH_TO_LIBS = $$relative_path($$IDE_LIBRARY_PATH, $$IDE_LIBEXEC_PATH)
+REL_PATH_TO_PLUGINS = $$relative_path($$IDE_PLUGIN_PATH, $$IDE_LIBEXEC_PATH)
+osx {
+    QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,@executable_path/$$REL_PATH_TO_LIBS,-rpath,@executable_path/$$REL_PATH_TO_PLUGINS
+} else {
+    QMAKE_RPATHDIR += \$\$ORIGIN/$$REL_PATH_TO_LIBS
+    QMAKE_RPATHDIR += \$\$ORIGIN/$$REL_PATH_TO_PLUGINS
+}
+include(rpath.pri)
+
 target.path = $$QTC_PREFIX/$$relative_path($$IDE_LIBEXEC_PATH, $$IDE_BUILD_TREE)
 INSTALLS += target