diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
index 726546636c9..16c2bb3eeee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
@@ -286,13 +286,13 @@ void ApplicationLauncherPrivate::localGuiProcessError()
         error = ApplicationLauncher::tr("Failed to start program. Path or permissions wrong?");
         break;
     case QProcess::Crashed:
-        error = ApplicationLauncher::tr("The program has unexpectedly finished.");
         status = QProcess::CrashExit;
         break;
     default:
         error = ApplicationLauncher::tr("Some error has occurred while running the program.");
     }
-    emit q->appendMessage(error, ErrorMessageFormat);
+    if (!error.isEmpty())
+        emit q->appendMessage(error, ErrorMessageFormat);
     if (m_processRunning && !isRunning()) {
         m_processRunning = false;
         emit q->processExited(-1, status);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
index 704307c68af..4cd0665f095 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
@@ -1233,8 +1233,11 @@ void SimpleTargetRunner::doStart(const Runnable &runnable, const IDevice::ConstP
             this, [this, runnable](QProcess::ProcessError error) {
             if (error == QProcess::Timedout)
                 return; // No actual change on the process side.
-            const QString msg = userMessageForProcessError(error, runnable.command.executable());
-            appendMessage(msg, Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
+            if (error != QProcess::Crashed) {
+                const QString msg = userMessageForProcessError(
+                            error, runnable.command.executable());
+                appendMessage(msg, Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
+            }
             if (!m_stopReported) {
                 m_stopReported = true;
                 reportStopped();