diff --git a/dist/changes-4.4.1.md b/dist/changes-4.4.1.md
index 8aef45f0ae3..9e991cbb1ba 100644
--- a/dist/changes-4.4.1.md
+++ b/dist/changes-4.4.1.md
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ Android
 
 QNX
 
-* Fixed debugging (QTCREATORBUG-18804)
+* Fixed debugging (QTCREATORBUG-18804, QTCREATORBUG-17901)
 * Fixed QML profiler startup (QTCREATORBUG-18954)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp
index 0f3d527a15d..766b55b2e2c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp
@@ -134,8 +134,10 @@ void QnxDebugSupport::start()
     }
 
     auto qtVersion = dynamic_cast<QnxQtVersion *>(QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(k));
-    if (qtVersion)
+    if (qtVersion) {
         params.solibSearchPath = QnxUtils::searchPaths(qtVersion);
+        params.sysRoot = qtVersion->qnxTarget();
+    }
 
     setStartParameters(params);