diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
index 53810909683..60e994ad485 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
@@ -30,14 +30,11 @@
 
 #include "gitsettings.h"
 
-#include <utils/synchronousprocess.h>
-
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
 namespace Git {
 namespace Internal {
 
-const QLatin1String GitSettings::pathKey("Path");
 const QLatin1String GitSettings::pullRebaseKey("PullRebase");
 const QLatin1String GitSettings::omitAnnotationDateKey("OmitAnnotationDate");
 const QLatin1String GitSettings::ignoreSpaceChangesInDiffKey("SpaceIgnorantDiff");
@@ -59,7 +56,6 @@ GitSettings::GitSettings()
 #else
     declareKey(timeoutKey, 30);
 #endif
-    declareKey(pathKey, QString());
     declareKey(pullRebaseKey, false);
     declareKey(omitAnnotationDateKey, false);
     declareKey(ignoreSpaceChangesInDiffKey, true);
@@ -81,33 +77,21 @@ QString GitSettings::gitBinaryPath(bool *ok, QString *errorMessage) const
     if (errorMessage)
         errorMessage->clear();
 
-    if (m_binaryPath.isEmpty()) {
-        const QString binary = binaryPath();
-        QString currentPath = stringValue(pathKey);
-        QString systemPath = QString::fromLocal8Bit(qgetenv("PATH"));
-        if (!systemPath.isEmpty()) {
-            if (!currentPath.isEmpty())
-                currentPath.append(Utils::SynchronousProcess::pathSeparator());
-            currentPath.append(systemPath);
-        }
-        // Search in path?
-        m_binaryPath = Utils::SynchronousProcess::locateBinary(currentPath, binary);
-        if (m_binaryPath.isEmpty()) {
-            if (ok)
-                *ok = false;
-            if (errorMessage)
-                *errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate("Git::Internal::GitSettings",
-                                                            "The binary '%1' could not be located in the path '%2'")
-                    .arg(binary, currentPath);
-        }
+    QString binPath = binaryPath();
+    if (binPath.isEmpty()) {
+        if (ok)
+            *ok = false;
+        if (errorMessage)
+            *errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate("Git::Internal::GitSettings",
+                                                        "The binary '%1' could not be located in the path '%2'")
+                .arg(stringValue(binaryPathKey), stringValue(pathKey));
     }
-    return m_binaryPath;
+    return binPath;
 }
 
 GitSettings &GitSettings::operator = (const GitSettings &s)
 {
     VcsBaseClientSettings::operator =(s);
-    m_binaryPath.clear();
     return *this;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h
index b4340f289b5..5b9e988136c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class GitSettings : public VcsBase::VcsBaseClientSettings
 public:
     GitSettings();
 
-    static const QLatin1String pathKey;
     static const QLatin1String pullRebaseKey;
     static const QLatin1String omitAnnotationDateKey;
     static const QLatin1String ignoreSpaceChangesInDiffKey;
@@ -59,9 +58,6 @@ public:
     QString gitBinaryPath(bool *ok = 0, QString *errorMessage = 0) const;
 
     GitSettings &operator = (const GitSettings &s);
-
-private:
-    mutable QString m_binaryPath;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.cpp
index e71b242e2af..766a366d74f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "vcsbaseclientsettings.h"
 
 #include <utils/environment.h>
+#include <utils/synchronousprocess.h>
 
 #include <QSettings>
 
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ public:
     QHash<QString, SettingValue> m_valueHash;
     QVariantHash m_defaultValueHash;
     QString m_settingsGroup;
-    QString m_binaryFullPath;
+    mutable QString m_binaryFullPath;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ const QLatin1String VcsBaseClientSettings::userEmailKey("UserEmail");
 const QLatin1String VcsBaseClientSettings::logCountKey("LogCount");
 const QLatin1String VcsBaseClientSettings::promptOnSubmitKey("PromptOnSubmit");
 const QLatin1String VcsBaseClientSettings::timeoutKey("Timeout");
+const QLatin1String VcsBaseClientSettings::pathKey("Path");
 
 VcsBaseClientSettings::VcsBaseClientSettings() :
     d(new Internal::VcsBaseClientSettingsPrivate)
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ VcsBaseClientSettings::VcsBaseClientSettings() :
     declareKey(logCountKey, 100);
     declareKey(promptOnSubmitKey, true);
     declareKey(timeoutKey, 30);
+    declareKey(pathKey, QString());
 }
 
 VcsBaseClientSettings::VcsBaseClientSettings(const VcsBaseClientSettings &other) :
@@ -332,8 +335,7 @@ void VcsBaseClientSettings::setValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &v)
 {
     if (SettingValue::isUsableVariantType(valueType(key))) {
         d->m_valueHash.insert(key, SettingValue(v));
-        if (key == binaryPathKey)
-            d->m_binaryFullPath = Utils::Environment::systemEnvironment().searchInPath(v.toString());
+        d->m_binaryFullPath.clear();
     }
 }
 
@@ -346,6 +348,11 @@ QVariant::Type VcsBaseClientSettings::valueType(const QString &key) const
 
 QString VcsBaseClientSettings::binaryPath() const
 {
+    if (d->m_binaryFullPath.isEmpty()) {
+        d->m_binaryFullPath = Utils::Environment::systemEnvironment().searchInPath(
+                    stringValue(binaryPathKey), stringValue(pathKey).split(
+                        Utils::SynchronousProcess::pathSeparator()));
+    }
     return d->m_binaryFullPath;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.h
index f840a085c21..20ed803c547 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
     static const QLatin1String logCountKey;
     static const QLatin1String promptOnSubmitKey;
     static const QLatin1String timeoutKey; // Seconds
+    static const QLatin1String pathKey;
 
     VcsBaseClientSettings();
     VcsBaseClientSettings(const VcsBaseClientSettings &other);