diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
index c9fce5bb9ad..9ce44864302 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
@@ -1860,8 +1860,9 @@ InstallsList QmakeProFile::installsList(const QtSupport::ProFileReader *reader,
     bool fixInstallPrefix = (installPrefix != devInstallPrefix);
 
     foreach (const QString &item, itemList) {
-        bool active = !reader->values(item + QLatin1String(".CONFIG"))
-                        .contains(QLatin1String("no_default_install"));
+        const QStringList config = reader->values(item + ".CONFIG");
+        const bool active = !config.contains("no_default_install");
+        const bool executable = config.contains("executable");
         const QString pathVar = item + QLatin1String(".path");
         const QStringList &itemPaths = reader->values(pathVar);
         if (itemPaths.count() != 1) {
@@ -1889,7 +1890,7 @@ InstallsList QmakeProFile::installsList(const QtSupport::ProFileReader *reader,
         } else {
             const auto &itemFiles = reader->fixifiedValues(
                         item + QLatin1String(".files"), projectDir, buildDir, true);
-            result.items << InstallsItem(itemPath, itemFiles, active);
+            result.items << InstallsItem(itemPath, itemFiles, active, executable);
         }
     }
     return result;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
index 3827957d576..76caaa09273 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
@@ -265,11 +265,12 @@ public:
 class QMAKEPROJECTMANAGER_EXPORT InstallsItem {
 public:
     InstallsItem() = default;
-    InstallsItem(QString p, QVector<ProFileEvaluator::SourceFile> f, bool a)
-        : path(p), files(f), active(a) {}
+    InstallsItem(QString p, QVector<ProFileEvaluator::SourceFile> f, bool a, bool e)
+        : path(p), files(f), active(a), executable(e) {}
     QString path;
     QVector<ProFileEvaluator::SourceFile> files;
     bool active = false;
+    bool executable = false;
 };
 
 class QMAKEPROJECTMANAGER_EXPORT InstallsList {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
index dee31c56af7..c19016e7416 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
@@ -1062,8 +1062,10 @@ void QmakeProject::collectData(const QmakeProFile *file, DeploymentData &deploym
     for (const InstallsItem &item : installsList.items) {
         if (!item.active)
             continue;
-        foreach (const auto &localFile, item.files)
-            deploymentData.addFile(localFile.fileName, item.path);
+        for (const auto &localFile : item.files) {
+            deploymentData.addFile(localFile.fileName, item.path, item.executable
+                                   ? DeployableFile::TypeExecutable : DeployableFile::TypeNormal);
+        }
     }
 
     switch (file->projectType()) {