diff --git a/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.h b/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.h
index 25edc98b344..0bb642561bf 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
     static bool isMacHost() { return hostOs() == HostOsMac; }
     static inline bool isAnyUnixHost();
 
-    static QString appendExecutableSuffix(const QString &executable)
+    static QString withExecutableSuffix(const QString &executable)
     {
         QString finalName = executable;
         if (isWindowsHost())
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.cpp
index 2028a8a56fa..77fd1e99347 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4nodes.cpp
@@ -2180,7 +2180,7 @@ TargetInformation Qt4ProFileNode::targetInformation(QtSupport::ProFileReader *re
     result.executable = QDir::cleanPath(destDir + QLatin1Char('/') + result.target);
     //qDebug() << "##### updateTarget sets:" << result.workingDir << result.executable;
 
-    Utils::HostOsInfo::appendExecutableSuffix(result.executable);
+    result.executable = Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix(result.executable);
     result.valid = true;
 
     if (readerBP)