diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.cpp
index 3ba3f011d70..0fac561614c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.cpp
@@ -119,11 +119,10 @@ PublicKeyDeploymentDialog::PublicKeyDeploymentDialog(const IDevice::ConstPtr &de
     args << params.host();
     cmd.addArgs(args);
 
-    CommandLine execCmd;
-    execCmd.addArg("exec");
-    execCmd.addCommandLineAsArgs({"/bin/sh", {"-c", command}}, CommandLine::Raw);
+    QString execCommandString("exec /bin/sh -c");
+    ProcessArgs::addArg(&execCommandString, command, OsType::OsTypeLinux);
+    cmd.addArg(execCommandString);
 
-    cmd.addArg(execCmd.arguments());
     d->m_process.setCommand(cmd);
     SshParameters::setupSshEnvironment(&d->m_process);
     d->m_process.start();