diff --git a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
index 15cc2b574e8..c70c7e7444a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
@@ -151,12 +151,8 @@ bool ConsoleProcess::start(const QString &program, const QString &args)
         }
     }
 
-    QString stubPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
-    if (HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
-        stubPath.append(QLatin1String("/../Resources/qtcreator_process_stub"));
-    else
-        stubPath.append(QLatin1String("/qtcreator_process_stub"));
-
+    const QString stubPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()
+            + QLatin1String("/" QTC_REL_TOOLS_PATH "/qtcreator_process_stub");
     QStringList allArgs = xtermArgs.toUnixArgs();
     allArgs << stubPath
               << modeOption(d->m_mode)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils.pro b/src/libs/utils/utils.pro
index 2016bcbd4b1..cb28e4ad43e 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils.pro
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils.pro
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ include(utils-lib.pri)
 win32: LIBS += -luser32 -lshell32
 # PortsGatherer
 win32: LIBS += -liphlpapi -lws2_32
+
+DEFINES += QTC_REL_TOOLS_PATH=$$shell_quote(\"$$relative_path($$IDE_LIBEXEC_PATH, $$IDE_BIN_PATH)\")
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
index 419c508dc8e..e905e5d8e43 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import qbs 1.0
+import qbs.FileInfo
 
 QtcLibrary {
     name: "Utils"
 
-    cpp.defines: base.concat("QTCREATOR_UTILS_LIB")
+    cpp.defines: base.concat([
+        "QTCREATOR_UTILS_LIB",
+        "QTC_REL_TOOLS_PATH=\"" + FileInfo.relativePath(project.ide_bin_path,
+                                                        project.ide_libexec_path) + "\""
+    ])
 
     Properties {
         condition: qbs.targetOS.contains("windows")