diff --git a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
index f55816d59a6..03dda7bffd9 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
@@ -960,14 +960,20 @@ expected_str<QByteArray> UnixDeviceFileAccess::fileContents(const FilePath &file
         args += QString("count=%1").arg(limit / gcd);
         args += QString("seek=%1").arg(offset / gcd);
     }
+#ifndef UTILS_STATIC_LIBRARY
+    const FilePath dd = filePath.withNewPath("dd");
 
-    const RunResult r = runInShell({"dd", args, OsType::OsTypeLinux});
-
-    if (r.exitCode != 0)
+    QtcProcess p;
+    p.setCommand({dd, args, OsType::OsTypeLinux});
+    p.runBlocking();
+    if (p.exitCode() != 0) {
         return make_unexpected(Tr::tr("Failed reading file \"%1\": %2")
-                                   .arg(filePath.toUserOutput(), QString::fromUtf8(r.stdErr)));
-
-    return r.stdOut;
+                                   .arg(filePath.toUserOutput(), p.readAllStandardError()));
+    }
+    return p.readAllRawStandardOutput();
+#else
+    return make_unexpected(QString("Not implemented"));
+#endif
 }
 
 expected_str<qint64> UnixDeviceFileAccess::writeFileContents(const FilePath &filePath,