diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.cpp
index 952b99c758d..377e288d397 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.cpp
@@ -357,12 +357,16 @@ QString VcsBaseClientSettings::binaryPath() const
 {
     if (d->m_binaryFullPath.isEmpty()) {
         d->m_binaryFullPath = Utils::Environment::systemEnvironment().searchInPath(
-                    stringValue(binaryPathKey), stringValue(pathKey).split(
-                        Utils::HostOsInfo::pathListSeparator()));
+                    stringValue(binaryPathKey), searchPathList());
     }
     return d->m_binaryFullPath;
 }
 
+QStringList VcsBaseClientSettings::searchPathList() const
+{
+    return stringValue(pathKey).split(Utils::HostOsInfo::pathListSeparator());
+}
+
 QString VcsBaseClientSettings::settingsGroup() const
 {
     return d->m_settingsGroup;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.h
index 61b364eac56..d87fd8004b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclientsettings.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public:
 
     QString binaryPath() const;
 
+    QStringList searchPathList() const;
+
 protected:
     QString settingsGroup() const;
     void setSettingsGroup(const QString &group);