diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/settingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/settingswidget.cpp
index 76f915dd99c..41b4807570a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/settingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/settingswidget.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ SettingsWidget::SettingsWidget()
         pathChooser->setHistoryCompleter(tool == ClangToolType::Tidy
                                         ? QString("ClangTools.ClangTidyExecutable.History")
                                         : QString("ClangTools.ClazyStandaloneExecutable.History"));
+        pathChooser->setCommandVersionArguments({"--version"});
         return pathChooser;
     };
     m_clangTidyPathChooser = createPathChooser(ClangToolType::Tidy);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettingspage.cpp
index 46870ba2520..570bd144bd1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppcodemodelsettingspage.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ ClangdSettingsWidget::ClangdSettingsWidget(const ClangdSettings::Data &settingsD
     d->clangdChooser.setFilePath(settings.clangdFilePath());
     d->clangdChooser.setAllowPathFromDevice(true);
     d->clangdChooser.setEnabled(d->useClangdCheckBox.isChecked());
+    d->clangdChooser.setCommandVersionArguments({"--version"});
     using Priority = ClangdSettings::IndexingPriority;
     for (Priority prio : {Priority::Off, Priority::Background, Priority::Low, Priority::Normal}) {
         d->indexingComboBox.addItem(ClangdSettings::priorityToDisplayString(prio), int(prio));