diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
index fc1b0096375..6078cd240cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
@@ -780,7 +780,8 @@ void MemcheckTool::heobAction()
         TaskHub::requestPopup();
         return;
     }
-    if (!QFile::exists(executable)) {
+    if (!QFile::exists(executable)
+            && !QFile::exists(Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix(executable))) {
         const QString msg = tr("Heob: Cannot find %1.").arg(executable);
         TaskHub::addTask(Task::Error, msg, Debugger::Constants::ANALYZERTASK_ID);
         TaskHub::requestPopup();