diff --git a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
index c3b0f13f7c6..e8e8938739e 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,11 @@ bool Environment::isSameExecutable(const QString &exe1, const QString &exe2) con
     const QStringList exe2List = appendExeExtensions(exe2);
     for (const QString &i1 : exe1List) {
         for (const QString &i2 : exe2List) {
-            if (FileName::fromString(i1) == FileName::fromString(i2))
+            const FileName f1 = FileName::fromString(i1);
+            const FileName f2 = FileName::fromString(i2);
+            if (f1 == f2)
+                return true;
+            if (FileUtils::resolveSymlinks(f1) == FileUtils::resolveSymlinks(f2))
                 return true;
         }
     }