diff --git a/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 052a920cca9..da747f7673b 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ add_qtc_library(Utils
     process.cpp process.h
     processenums.h
     processhandle.cpp processhandle.h
+    processhelper.cpp processhelper.h
     processinfo.cpp processinfo.h
     processinterface.cpp processinterface.h
     processreaper.cpp processreaper.h
-    processutils.cpp processutils.h
     progressindicator.cpp progressindicator.h
     projectintropage.cpp projectintropage.h
     proxyaction.cpp proxyaction.h
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/process.cpp b/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
index 2474c0b1ffd..dede5bb4dc2 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #include "hostosinfo.h"
 #include "launcherinterface.h"
 #include "launchersocket.h"
+#include "processhelper.h"
 #include "processreaper.h"
-#include "processutils.h"
 #include "stringutils.h"
 #include "terminalhooks.h"
 #include "threadutils.h"
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/processutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/processhelper.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/libs/utils/processutils.cpp
rename to src/libs/utils/processhelper.cpp
index 3e037f393fa..2ca23fe138d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/processutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/processhelper.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
 
-#include "processutils.h"
+#include "processhelper.h"
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #ifdef QTCREATOR_PCH_H
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/processutils.h b/src/libs/utils/processhelper.h
similarity index 98%
rename from src/libs/utils/processutils.h
rename to src/libs/utils/processhelper.h
index 3ddc967317c..a4efc17ae51 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/processutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/processhelper.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include "processenums.h"
 
-#include <QIODevice>
 #include <QProcess>
 
 namespace Utils {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/processreaper.cpp b/src/libs/utils/processreaper.cpp
index b161aee7fcf..0448d91c017 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/processreaper.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/processreaper.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
 
 #include "processreaper.h"
-#include "processutils.h"
+
+#include "processhelper.h"
 #include "qtcassert.h"
 #include "threadutils.h"
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
index ca8d616dd2c..48003c465cb 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
@@ -239,14 +239,14 @@ QtcLibrary {
         "processenums.h",
         "processhandle.cpp",
         "processhandle.h",
+        "processhelper.cpp",
+        "processhelper.h",
         "processinfo.cpp",
         "processinfo.h",
         "processinterface.cpp",
         "processinterface.h",
         "processreaper.cpp",
         "processreaper.h",
-        "processutils.cpp",
-        "processutils.h",
         "progressindicator.cpp",
         "progressindicator.h",
         "projectintropage.cpp",
diff --git a/src/tools/processlauncher/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/processlauncher/CMakeLists.txt
index 11149814ab8..d866bc9a8d4 100644
--- a/src/tools/processlauncher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/processlauncher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ add_qtc_executable(qtcreator_processlauncher
     ${UTILSDIR}/launcherpackets.cpp
     ${UTILSDIR}/launcherpackets.h
     ${UTILSDIR}/processenums.h
+    ${UTILSDIR}/processhelper.cpp
+    ${UTILSDIR}/processhelper.h
     ${UTILSDIR}/processreaper.cpp
     ${UTILSDIR}/processreaper.h
-    ${UTILSDIR}/processutils.cpp
-    ${UTILSDIR}/processutils.h
     ${UTILSDIR}/qtcassert.cpp
     ${UTILSDIR}/qtcassert.h
     ${UTILSDIR}/singleton.cpp
diff --git a/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp b/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp
index c7879dc7cc6..139fc2f67b9 100644
--- a/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "launchersockethandler.h"
 #include "launcherlogging.h"
 
+#include <utils/processhelper.h>
 #include <utils/processreaper.h>
-#include <utils/processutils.h>
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QLocalSocket>
diff --git a/src/tools/processlauncher/processlauncher.qbs b/src/tools/processlauncher/processlauncher.qbs
index 750276396c2..ca2973cd952 100644
--- a/src/tools/processlauncher/processlauncher.qbs
+++ b/src/tools/processlauncher/processlauncher.qbs
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ QtcTool {
             "launcherpackets.cpp",
             "launcherpackets.h",
             "processenums.h",
+            "processhelper.cpp",
+            "processhelper.h",
             "processreaper.cpp",
             "processreaper.h",
-            "processutils.cpp",
-            "processutils.h",
             "qtcassert.cpp",
             "qtcassert.h",
             "singleton.cpp",