diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp
index 396cd177d8e..007a1eb5695 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -411,10 +411,10 @@ QbsRunConfigurationWidget::QbsRunConfigurationWidget(QbsRunConfiguration *rc, QW
     toplayout->setFieldGrowthPolicy(QFormLayout::ExpandingFieldsGrow);
     toplayout->setMargin(0);
 
-    m_executableLineEdit = new QLineEdit(this);
-    m_executableLineEdit->setEnabled(false);
-    m_executableLineEdit->setPlaceholderText(tr("<unknown>"));
-    toplayout->addRow(tr("Executable:"), m_executableLineEdit);
+    m_executableLineLabel = new QLabel(this);
+    m_executableLineLabel->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse);
+    setExecutableLineText();
+    toplayout->addRow(tr("Executable:"), m_executableLineLabel);
 
     QLabel *argumentsLabel = new QLabel(tr("Arguments:"), this);
     m_argumentsLineEdit = new QLineEdit(m_rc->rawCommandLineArguments(), this);
@@ -526,13 +526,19 @@ void QbsRunConfigurationWidget::termToggled(bool on)
 void QbsRunConfigurationWidget::targetInformationHasChanged()
 {
     m_ignoreChange = true;
-    m_executableLineEdit->setText(m_rc->executable());
+    setExecutableLineText(m_rc->executable());
 
     m_workingDirectoryEdit->setPath(m_rc->baseWorkingDirectory());
     m_workingDirectoryEdit->setBaseFileName(m_rc->target()->project()->projectDirectory());
     m_ignoreChange = false;
 }
 
+void QbsRunConfigurationWidget::setExecutableLineText(const QString &text)
+{
+    const QString newText = text.isEmpty() ? tr("<unknown>") : text;
+    m_executableLineLabel->setText(newText);
+}
+
 void QbsRunConfigurationWidget::workingDirectoryChanged(const QString &workingDirectory)
 {
     if (!m_ignoreChange)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.h
index 39aaa9f542b..c40fab74512 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.h
@@ -157,11 +157,13 @@ private slots:
     void targetInformationHasChanged();
 
 private:
+    void setExecutableLineText(const QString &text = QString());
+
     QbsRunConfiguration *m_rc;
     bool m_ignoreChange;
     QLabel *m_disabledIcon;
     QLabel *m_disabledReason;
-    QLineEdit *m_executableLineEdit;
+    QLabel *m_executableLineLabel;
     Utils::PathChooser *m_workingDirectoryEdit;
     QLineEdit *m_argumentsLineEdit;
     QCheckBox *m_useTerminalCheck;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
index 97639768f32..47245929f26 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ DesktopQmakeRunConfigurationWidget::DesktopQmakeRunConfigurationWidget(DesktopQm
     toplayout->setFieldGrowthPolicy(QFormLayout::ExpandingFieldsGrow);
     toplayout->setMargin(0);
 
-    m_executableLineEdit = new QLineEdit(m_qmakeRunConfiguration->executable(), this);
-    m_executableLineEdit->setEnabled(false);
-    toplayout->addRow(tr("Executable:"), m_executableLineEdit);
+    m_executableLineLabel = new QLabel(m_qmakeRunConfiguration->executable(), this);
+    m_executableLineLabel->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse);
+    toplayout->addRow(tr("Executable:"), m_executableLineLabel);
 
     QLabel *argumentsLabel = new QLabel(tr("Arguments:"), this);
     m_argumentsLineEdit = new QLineEdit(qmakeRunConfiguration->rawCommandLineArguments(), this);
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ void DesktopQmakeRunConfigurationWidget::usingDyldImageSuffixChanged(bool state)
 void DesktopQmakeRunConfigurationWidget::effectiveTargetInformationChanged()
 {
     if (m_isShown) {
-        m_executableLineEdit->setText(QDir::toNativeSeparators(m_qmakeRunConfiguration->executable()));
+        m_executableLineLabel->setText(QDir::toNativeSeparators(m_qmakeRunConfiguration->executable()));
         m_ignoreChange = true;
         m_workingDirectoryEdit->setPath(QDir::toNativeSeparators(m_qmakeRunConfiguration->baseWorkingDirectory()));
         m_ignoreChange = false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h
index f6ee08e80c5..901e1831f13 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ private:
     bool m_ignoreChange;
     QLabel *m_disabledIcon;
     QLabel *m_disabledReason;
-    QLineEdit *m_executableLineEdit;
+    QLabel *m_executableLineLabel;
     Utils::PathChooser *m_workingDirectoryEdit;
     QLineEdit *m_argumentsLineEdit;
     QCheckBox *m_useTerminalCheck;